extinguisher
One who, or that which, extinguishes somethingOne who, or that which, extinguishes something.: A fire extinguisher.
» I can't find the fire extinguisher.
Я никак не найду огнетушитель. — marafon
Я не могу найти огнетушитель. — marafon
Я не можу знайти вогнегасник. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesOne who, or that which, extinguishes something.
A fire extinguisher.
Löschgerät, Gluttöter
(historical)A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
- a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
Examples
39 sentencesI can't find the fire extinguisher.
Я не можу знайти вогнегасник. — deniko
ruЯ никак не найду огнетушитель. — marafon
Tom doesn't know how to use a fire extinguisher.
Том не вміє користуватись вогнегасником. — Walentinio
ruТом не умеет пользоваться огнетушителем. — Walentinio
Tom didn't know how to use the fire extinguisher.
Том не вмів користуватись вогнегасником. — Walentinio
ruТом не умел пользоваться огнетушителем. — Walentinio
deTom wusste nicht mit dem Feuerlöscher umzugehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom couldn't find a fire extinguisher.
Have you ever used a fire extinguisher?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From extinguish + -er.From extinguish + -er.
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Forms
plural: extinguishers| Singular | extinguisher |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires:fire extinguisherasphyxiator
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- fire extinguisher
- a fire extinguisher
- the fire extinguisher
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.