extinguisher

«extinguisher» in Mova's school dictionary: A metal container, usually red, filled with water, foam… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an extinguisher, extinguishers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A metal container, usually red, filled with water, foam, powder or gas, used to put out a fire; full name «fire extinguisher». tree →

2) Anything that puts out a fire or a light, such as a candle snuffer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In fire safety lessons: children should not use an extinguisher themselves; they should get out, stay out and call 999 (UK), 911 (USA and Canada), 000 (Australia), 111 (New Zealand) or 112/999 (Ireland). Different extinguishers are for different fires; water must never be used on oil or electrical fires.

examples

• There is a fire extinguisher by every classroom door. tree →
• The firefighter showed us how an extinguisher works. tree →
• Never use a water extinguisher on an electrical fire. tree →
• The chef used a fire extinguisher on the burning pan. tree →
• The extinguisher is checked every year. tree →
• Children should leave the building, not grab the extinguisher. tree →

note

Takes «an». Spelling: «ex-tin-guish-er». Verb: «extinguish», to put out a fire.

In the corpora

• Fire extinguishers use water, foam, powder or carbon dioxide; the coloured band shows which fires each one is for.
• Water must never be used on an electrical fire, because water carries electricity; carbon dioxide extinguishers push the oxygen away instead.
• Carbon dioxide pushes oxygen away from a flame, so poured over a candle it puts it out; some fire extinguishers use it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «extinguisher» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.