extinguisher

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

extinguisher
    n 1: a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
         [syn: {fire extinguisher}, {extinguisher}, {asphyxiator}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Extinguisher \Ex*tin"guish*er\, n.
   One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or
   other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or
   candle.
   [1913 Webster]

   {fire extinguisher} a portable device designed to deliver
      chemicals, usually in a stream, that can suppress or
      extinguish a fire. Examples of fire extinghuishers are a
      {carbon dioxide extinguisher}, or {CO2 extinguisher}, and
      {soda-acid extinguisher}.
      [PJC]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "extinguisher":
      Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
      carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
      fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fire hydrant, fireplug,
      foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, ladder pipe, pumper,
      snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkler system,
      super-pumper, water, water cannon, wet blanket