fire-extinguisher
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.92 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "THE Partnerſhip under the Firm of Warren and Lankeſter,^([sic]) carried on at Poole and Southampton, in the Patent Concern of making Smoke Preventers and Fire-Extinguiſhers, was this Day diſſolved by us by mutual Content."
- "This and the other cause of bursting—when salt or sediment settle in the bottom of the boiler, and prevents the water from contact with the metal—are both removed by the application of Raub’s and Barnum’s self-acting safety valves, which will, according to a large mass of evidence from practical and scientific men, effectually prevent explosions of steam boilers and the extinguishment of fires. So fully impressed with this fact was the Committee on Naval Affairs, that they directed a bill to be reported on the 7th instant appropriating the sum of five thousand dollars, for the purpose of attaching the valves and fire-extinguisher to the boilers of five of the public steamships of the United States."
- "Thanks to the new marine safety officer’s crackdown commercial vessels, the foredeck was festooned with fire-extinguishers, EPIRBs and sodden flares, along with more essential items such as a gaff, catching net, squid jigs, torch, jump starter, red bucket, spare bricks for net anchors, buoys, rotten pilchards, Danforth anchor, fluorescent lights, trolling lures, spare rowlock, pliers, spark plug puller and a sixpack of beer."