fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Research shows that access to naloxone doesn’t increase drug use or the risk of an overdose — like how access to a fire extinguisher doesn’t increase the spread or risk of a fire.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Getty security put out the blaze with fire extinguishers in just six minutes.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors have charged more than 1,580 defendants with crimes tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including more than 170 who are accused of using deadly or dangerous weapons like fire extinguishers and bear spray against officers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
For Dev, this meant meetings at development sites all over Bombay, and the crossing of items off checklists—running water, fire extinguisher, functional lock, windows that opened.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Getty security put out the blaze with fire extinguishers in just six minutes.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors have charged more than 1,580 defendants with crimes tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including more than 170 who are accused of using deadly or dangerous weapons like fire extinguishers and bear spray against officers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
For Dev, this meant meetings at development sites all over Bombay, and the crossing of items off checklists—running water, fire extinguisher, functional lock, windows that opened.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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