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extinguisher

UK/ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃə/US/ik'stiŋ^wiʃә(r)/
B1

Definitions

n.

A portable device for putting out fires.

灭火器

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
extinguishout of, former
+
-erstand, set, place
=extinguisher

extinguish + -er (a thing that does it) = the tool that puts out fires; almost always 'fire extinguisher.'

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Every floor must have a fire extinguisher near the exit.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralextinguishers
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