Asphyxiator (Noun)
Meaning
A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The asphyxiator was an early manually operated device for extinguishing small fires by depriving them of oxygen.
- Fire extinguishers have largely replaced the asphyxiator in modern firefighting practices.
- In the late 18th century, a device known as the asphyxiator was used to combat small fires.
- The asphyxiator consists of a metal container that can be sealed over a smoldering fire to starve it of air.
- Historical accounts show the asphyxiator being used by sailors and merchants to put out small fires on wooden ships and in warehouses.