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Definition of Asphyxiator
1. Noun. A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphyxiator
Literary usage of Asphyxiator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1888)
"It was not difficult to show to his grace that whei; asphyxiator was applied to
a rabbit-hole the rabbit must either bolt or be suffocated. ..."
2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1888)
"It was not difficult to show to his Grace that when the asphyxiator was applied
to a rabbit-hole the rabbit must either bolt or be suffocated. ..."
3. A Manual of practical hygiene, for students, physicians, and medical officers by Charles Harrington (1902)
"In the smoke test, the system is filled with smoke by means of a device known as
an asphyxiator. If leaks exist, the fact will be made evident in two ways ..."
4. Sanitary House Drainage: Its Principles and Practice : a Handbook for the by Thomas Everitt Coleman (1896)
"The asphyxiator must be connected to the foot of the soil pipe, ... Where it is
not convenient to attach the asphyxiator to the foot of the soil pipe, ..."
5. Modern Drainage Inspection and Sanitary Surveys by Gerard J. G. Jensen (1899)
"The " asphyxiator " is made in various sizes to suit different ... 15) is not
unlike the "asphyxiator," inasmuch as smoke is generated with FIG. 15. ..."
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