Meaning of fire-extinguisher | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“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.”

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