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Fire extinguisher

Meaning in aviation, with examples

nounCore term

In aviation, fire extinguisher means: A portable container of a substance such as halon or water that the crew use to put out small fires on board.

In Turkish: yangın söndürücü, yangın söndürme tüpü

How it is used

Cabin crew check the fire extinguishers before every flight. Engines, the APU and the cargo holds have fixed extinguishing systems that pilots discharge from the cockpit. Crews train for cabin fires and lithium battery fires.

Example sentences

  1. A passenger's power bank caught fire, and the crew used a fire extinguisher before cooling it with water.

  2. Check that the needle on the fire extinguisher gauge is in the green.

Common collocations

  • halon fire extinguisher
  • water fire extinguisher
  • use a fire extinguisher
  • fire extinguisher check
  • evacuateTo get everyone off an aircraft or out of a building quickly because staying is dangerous, for example because of fire or smoke.
  • engineThe machine that produces the power or thrust to move an aircraft. Most airliners use jet engines called turbofans, mounted under the wings or at the tail.
  • cabin crewThe team of trained staff who look after the safety and comfort of passengers in the cabin during a flight.
  • APUAuxiliary power unit: a small engine, usually in the tail, that provides electrical power and air for air conditioning and engine start when the main engines are not running.

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