extincteur

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noun

A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

Similar
extinguisher
OriginFrench extincteur →
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Meanings

nounextincteur (plural extincteurs)

plural extincteurs

  1. historicalA small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

    Synonyms: extinguisher

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

Similar
extinguisher
Also see
extinguisher

Origin

  1. Frenchextincteur
  2. Frenchextincteur
  3. Englishextincteur

Borrowed from French extincteur.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

extincteur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extincteur

MLA

“extincteur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extincteur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extincteur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extincteur.

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