/əˈkwɛntʃ/ or /əˈkwɛntʃ/ (UK) or /əˈkwɛntʃ/ (US)

Definitions

1. verb

to quench or extinguish a fire, especially one that is difficult to put out

“The firemen struggled to aquench the flames that had engulfed the old warehouse.”

2. noun

the act of quenching or extinguishing a fire

“The aquenching of the fire took several hours and a team of firefighters.”