fire extinguisher
also fire-extinguisher
Word forms: plural fire extinguishers
countable noun
A fire extinguisher is a metal cylinder which contains water or chemicals at high pressure which can put out fires.
fire extinguisher in British English
(faɪəʳ ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə)
noun
a portable device for extinguishing fires, usually consisting of a canister with a directional nozzle used to direct a spray of water, chemically generated foam, inert gas, or fine powder onto the fire
fire-extinguisher in British English
noun
a portable device for extinguishing fires, usually consisting of a canister with adirectional nozzle used to direct a spray of water, chemically generated foam, inertgas, or fine powder onto the fire
fire extinguisher in American English
a portable device containing chemicals that can be sprayed on a fire to put it out
fire extinguisher in Insurance
(faɪər ɪkstɪŋgwɪʃər)
Word forms: (regular plural) fire extinguishers
noun
(Insurance: Residence insurance)
A fire extinguisher is a metal container with water or chemicals in it, that is used for stopping small fires.
Even small measures, such as keeping a fire extinguisher in your kitchen, will often qualify you for a discount on your premiums.
The insurance company determined that the fire extinguisher had not been properly maintained and was thus defective at the time the fire brokeout.
A fire extinguisher is a metal container with water or chemicals in it, that is used for stopping smallfires.
fire extinguisher in Hospitality
(faɪər ɪkstɪŋgwɪʃər)
Word forms: (regular plural) fire extinguishers
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel equipment)
A fire extinguisher is a metal cylinder which contains water or chemicals at high pressure which canput out fires.
Notices give details of how to evacuate and where to find fire extinguishers in the event of a fire.
The hotel has fire doors, a fire alarm, and fire extinguishers to put out any fires.
Hotel staff used fire extinguishers to put out the flames.
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Examples of 'fire extinguisher' in a sentencefire extinguisher
In other languagesfire extinguisher
British English: fire extinguisher /ˈfaɪə ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə/ NOUN
A fire extinguisher is a metal cylinder which contains water or chemicals at high pressure which can put out fires.
- American English: fire extinguisher
- Arabic: مِطْفَأَةُ الـحَرِيق
- Brazilian Portuguese: extintor de incêndio
- Chinese: 灭火器
- Croatian: aparat za gašenje požara
- Czech: hasicí přístroj
- Danish: ildslukker
- Dutch: brandblusser
- European Spanish: extintor
- Finnish: vaahtosammutin
- French: extincteur
- German: Feuerlöscher
- Greek: πυροσβεστήρας
- Italian: estintore
- Japanese: 消火器
- Korean: 소화기
- Norwegian: brannslukkingsapparat
- Polish: gaśnica pożarowa
- European Portuguese: extintor de incêndio
- Romanian: stingător
- Russian: огнетушитель
- Latin American Spanish: extinguidor
- Swedish: brandsläckare
- Thai: ถังดับเพลิง
- Turkish: yangın söndürücü
- Ukrainian: вогнегасник
- Vietnamese: bình cứu hỏa
Chinese translation of 'fire extinguisher'
fire extinguisher
n (c)
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灭(滅)火器
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