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fire extinguisher
fire ex·tin·guish·er (plural fire ex·tin·guish·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
device for putting out fire: a cylindrical metal container holding a substance such as foam or vaporizing liquid that can be sprayed onto a fire in order to put it out
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