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Noun: extinguisher  ik'sting-gwi-shu(r)
  1. A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
    - fire extinguisher, asphyxiator

Derived forms: extinguishers

See also: extinguish

Type of: device

Encyclopedia: Extinguisher

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