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fire extinguisher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfaɪəɹ ɪkˌstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ.ə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a portable cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.
   • The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket. 2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian:
   • Have a good-sized pitcher of water nearby, and bring the fire extinguisher in from the kitchen, just in case. 2004, Victoria Moran, “December 27: The Burning Bowl”, in Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit, [San Francisco, Calif.]: HarperSanFrancisco, →ISBN, page 428:
   • Two fire extinguishers are fitted in the kitchen and one above a corner cupboard in the vestibule. 1960 March 14, “Restaurant Cars for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 166:

Forms

Coordinates

drencher · sprinkler

Synonyms

extinguisher

Translations (114)

hsb hašadło (device for putting out a fire) · ka ცეცხლსაქრობი (device for putting out a fire) · th ถังดับเพลิง (device for putting out a fire) · cs hasicí přístroj (device for putting out a fire) · ga múchtóir tine (device for putting out a fire) · bg пожа́рогаси́тел (device for putting out a fire) · to me'a tāmate afi (device for putting out a fire) · kum от сёндюрвюч (device for putting out a fire) · sh ватрогасни апарат (device for putting out a fire) · hi अग्निशमन यंत्र (device for putting out a fire) · ga múchtóir dóiteáin (device for putting out a fire) · io extingilo (device for putting out a fire) · is slökkvitæki (device for putting out a fire) · cmn 熄火器 (device for putting out a fire) · ja 消火器 (device for putting out a fire) · az söndürücü (device for putting out a fire) · es extinguidor (device for putting out a fire) · tk söndürücü (device for putting out a fire) · ary طفاية د العافية (device for putting out a fire) · da ildslukker (device for putting out a fire) · de Feuerlöschgerät (device for putting out a fire) · fr extincteur (device for putting out a fire) · hu tűzoltó készülék (device for putting out a fire) · gv moogheyder aile (device for putting out a fire) · tl pamatay-sunog (device for putting out a fire) · ro stingător (device for putting out a fire) · hu poroltó (device for putting out a fire) · eo fajrestingilo (device for putting out a fire) · hsb woheńhašak (device for putting out a fire) · cmn 滅火器 /灭火器 (device for putting out a fire) · lv ugunsdzēsības aparāts (device for putting out a fire) · cs hasičák (device for putting out a fire) · kk өртсөндіргіш (device for putting out a fire) · be вогнетушы́цель (device for putting out a fire) · ba ут һүндергес (device for putting out a fire) · az odsöndürən (device for putting out a fire) · aii ܡܲܕ݂ܥܟ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (device for putting out a fire) · an extintor (device for putting out a fire) · ca extintor (device for putting out a fire) · cmn 消火器 (device for putting out a fire) · sq aparat zjarrfikës (device for putting out a fire) · it estintore (device for putting out a fire) · lb Feierläscher (device for putting out a fire) · dsb wogeńgasak (device for putting out a fire) · ar طَفَّايَةُ حَرِيق (device for putting out a fire) · tr söndürücü (device for putting out a fire) · gd inneal-smàlaidh (device for putting out a fire) · tt ут сүндергеч (device for putting out a fire) · rm stizzafieu (device for putting out a fire) · hi अग्निशामक (device for putting out a fire) · ia extinctor (device for putting out a fire) · sk hasiaci prístroj (device for putting out a fire) · ko 소화기 (device for putting out a fire) · fi palosammutin (device for putting out a fire) · pt extintor de incêndio (device for putting out a fire) · id pemadam kebakaran (device for putting out a fire) · lad extintor (device for putting out a fire) · nl brandblusser (device for putting out a fire) · co estintore (device for putting out a fire) · os зингхуссӕн (device for putting out a fire) · he מַטְפֶּה (device for putting out a fire) · tg сӯхторхомӯшкунак (device for putting out a fire) · es matafuego (device for putting out a fire) · pt extintor (device for putting out a fire) · sm tinamū (device for putting out a fire) · eu itzalgailu (device for putting out a fire) · fi käsisammutin (device for putting out a fire) · cy diffoddwr tân (device for putting out a fire) · uz oʻt oʻchirgich (device for putting out a fire) · mn гал унтраагуул (device for putting out a fire) · co estentore (device for putting out a fire) · sw kizima moto (device for putting out a fire) · gl extintor (device for putting out a fire) · rmq extintor (device for putting out a fire) · sh vatrogasni aparat (device for putting out a fire) · yue 滅火器 /灭火器 (device for putting out a fire) · de Feuerlöscher (device for putting out a fire) · la extinctorium ignis (Lexicon Recentis Latinitatis) (device for putting out a fire) · af brandblusser (device for putting out a fire) · uk вогнега́сник (device for putting out a fire) · rmq marrabador de yag (purist) (device for putting out a fire) · eo fajroestingilo (device for putting out a fire) · fi sammutin (device for putting out a fire) · vi bình chữa cháy (device for putting out a fire) · ms pemadam api (device for putting out a fire) · aii ܡܲܕ݂ܥܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (device for putting out a fire) · yue 滅火筒 /灭火筒 (device for putting out a fire) · ru огнетуши́тель (device for putting out a fire) · fur estintôr (device for putting out a fire) · nv kǫʼ bee niltsésí (device for putting out a fire) · hy կրակմարիչ (device for putting out a fire) · pl gaśnica (device for putting out a fire) · tr yangın söndürücü (device for putting out a fire) · ast estintor (device for putting out a fire) · sv brandsläckare (device for putting out a fire) · id pemadam api (device for putting out a fire) · es extintor (device for putting out a fire) · ar مِطْفَأَةُ حَرِيق (device for putting out a fire) · sq zjarrfikës (device for putting out a fire) · nb slokkingsapparat (device for putting out a fire) · et tulekustuti (device for putting out a fire) · el πυροσβεστήρας (device for putting out a fire) · mt pajrin (device for putting out a fire) · cv сунтеркӗч (device for putting out a fire) · ro extinctor (device for putting out a fire) · tet bomba hamate ahi (device for putting out a fire) · ky от өчүргүч (device for putting out a fire) · mk противпожарен апара́т (device for putting out a fire) · fa-ira کَپْسولِ آتَشنِشانی (device for putting out a fire) · lt gesintuvas (device for putting out a fire) · nb brannslukker (device for putting out a fire) · tg оташхомӯшкунак (device for putting out a fire) · vi bình cứu hoả (device for putting out a fire) · eu su-itzalgailu (device for putting out a fire)