Definition of Asphyxiator

1. Noun. A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires.

Exact synonyms: Extinguisher, Fire Extinguisher
Generic synonyms: Device
Derivative terms: Extinguish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphyxiator

asphyxia livida
asphyxia neonatorum
asphyxia pallida
asphyxial
asphyxiant
asphyxiants
asphyxias
asphyxiate
asphyxiated
asphyxiates
asphyxiating
asphyxiating thoracic chondrodystrophy
asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia
asphyxiation
asphyxiations
asphyxiator (current term)
asphyxies
asphyxy
aspic
aspick
aspicks
aspics
aspides
aspidia
aspidin
aspidinol
aspidistra
aspidistras
aspidium

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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