extinguisher — UK US /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər/ noun [C] ► a FIRE EXTINGUISHER(Cf. ↑fire extinguisher) … Financial and business terms
extinguisher — [ek stiŋ′gwishər, ik stiŋ′gwishər] n. a person or thing that extinguishes; esp., FIRE EXTINGUISHER … English World dictionary
extinguisher — 1550s, agent noun from EXTINGUISH (Cf. extinguish). As a mechanical device for putting out fires, from 1887 … Etymology dictionary
extinguisher — UK [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(r)] / US [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər] noun [countable] Word forms extinguisher : singular extinguisher plural extinguishers a fire extinguisher … English dictionary
extinguisher — n. a fire extinguisher * * * [ɪk stɪŋgwɪʃə] afire extinguisher … Combinatory dictionary
extinguisher — [[t]ɪkstɪ̱ŋgwɪʃə(r)[/t]] extinguishers N COUNT An extinguisher is the same as a fire extinguisher … English dictionary
extinguisher — gesintuvas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Įtaisas gaisrui gesinti. atitikmenys: angl. extinguisher; fire extinguisher; fireextinguisher rus. гаситель; огнетушитель … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
extinguisher — /ik sting gwi sheuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that extinguishes. 2. See fire extinguisher. 3. an instrument consisting of a cone shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the… … Universalium
extinguisher — noun Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher … Wiktionary
extinguisher — noun Extinguisher is used after these nouns: ↑fire … Collocations dictionary
