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Definition of Extinguishers
1. extinguisher [n] - See also: extinguisher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extinguishers
Literary usage of Extinguishers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Insurance Year Book by Spectator insurance yearbook (1882)
"BENTON—Population, 1000; a chemical extinguishers. BLUE ISLAND—Population 2000;
з hook and ladder trucks ; i hose carriage ; 400 feet rubber hose in good ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law of Private Corporations by Seymour Dwight Thompson (1910)
"Fire extinguishers. To purchase, manufacture or otherwise acquire fire extinguishers,
and the chemicals and ingredients, also the right to manufacture and ..."
3. Sanitation of Public Buildings by William Paul Gerhard (1907)
"The small portable hand-extinguishers are useful and to be recommended for hospitals.
... The pneumatic fire extinguishers are less dangerous to handle than ..."
4. Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association by National Fire Protection Association (1896)
"Attempts to extinguish the fire with portable fire extinguishers in the bowling
alley were ineffective due to the fact that fire originated in the empty ..."
5. Fire Prevention: A Treatise and Text Book on Making Life and Property Safe by Peter Joseph McKeon (1912)
"Therefore don.t place pails or extinguishers in a spot, where to get at them,
... extinguishers.—These have some advantages over pails and are preferred by ..."
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