fire hose

noun

: a hose used to spray water on a fire

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Just before evacuating, the actor was outside unwinding his fire hose. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 The opening images plunge us into a roaring conflagration, but Yorick Le Saux’s camera is mesmerized not by burning buildings but by a rogue fire hose, whose high-pressure spray nearly defeats the workers trying to wrest it under control. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 Toggling between ten simultaneous pod dates is like standing in front of a fire hose of gossip. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 Those are typical from rookies as the fire hose of installation piles up over the summer. Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire hose 

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“Fire hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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