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Definition of Annihilator
1. Noun. A total destroyer.
Definition of Annihilator
1. n. One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.
Definition of Annihilator
1. Noun. One who annihilates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Annihilator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Annihilator
Literary usage of Annihilator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by Mining Institute of Scotland, Tuberculosis Society of Scotland (1881)
"Mr TENNANT—I was indebted to Mr Hastie of Greenfield Colliery for, in the first
place, drawing my attention to our Fire annihilator as an apparatus ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1902)
"... and had been for four and one-half years; that it liad a machine, known as
the "Wendell annihilator," in operation twelve days before the accident, ..."
3. A Visit to the Camp Before Sevastopol by Richard Cunningham McCormick (1855)
"FIKES. RECKLESSNESS OF THE CAPTAIN OF A POWDER- SHIP. FIBE annihilator. LUXURIES FOB
THE MEN. AMMUNITION. FRENCH ASSISTANCE. CARRYING UP THE SHOT AND SHELL. ..."
4. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction by James Braidwood (1866)
"With regard to the Fire annihilator, I have seen several experiments with this
... Water, properly applied, will do whatever the annihilator can accomplish, ..."
5. Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers (1853)
"... the part immediately in contact with it, and although it might be Fig. 1.—Fire
Л n nili il at or for domestic use. ^ Fig. 2.—Street Fire annihilator. il ..."
6. The Insurance Cyclopáedia: Being a Dictionary of the Definition of Terms by Cornelius Walford (1876)
"... [Fire annihilator\, which .has long been made known and tested." An inquiry
was made into the cause of the fire; but nothing satisfactory was elicited. ..."
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