Definitions for fire hose
fire hose

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1. fire hosenoun

   a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire

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1. fire hosenoun

   A hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire, usually much stronger and wider in diameter than a garden hose.

2. fire hosenoun

   Any fast, heavy stream (e.g. of information).

3. fire hosenoun

   A human penis.

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1. Fire hose

   A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine, fire hydrant, or a portable fire pump. Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing system. The usual working pressure of a firehose can vary between 8 and 20 bar (800 and 2,000 kPa; 116 and 290 psi) while per the NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard, its bursting pressure is in excess of 110 bar. (11,000kPa; 1600psi) Hose is one of the basic, essential pieces of fire-fighting equipment. It is necessary to convey water either from an open water supply, or pressurized water supply. Hoses are divided into two categories, based on their use: suction hose, and delivery hose. After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry, because standing water that remains in a hose for a long time can deteriorate the material and render it unreliable or unusable. Therefore, the typical fire station often has a high structure to accommodate the length of a hose for such preventive maintenance, known as a hose tower. On occasion, fire hoses are used for crowd control (see also water cannon), including by Bull Connor in the Birmingham campaign against protesters during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963.

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1. fire hose

   A fire hose is a high-pressure tube or pipe used by firefighters to transport water or other fire-extinguishing agents from a water source to the site of a fire. They are designed to be durable, heat-resistant, flexible and capable of withstanding high water pressure to effectively combat fires. They usually connect to a fire engine's pump or a fire hydrant.

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1. Fire hose

   A fire hose is a high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it is attached either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can be permanently attached to a building's standpipe or plumbing system. It was invented by Hero of Alexandria in the basis of Ctesibius' double action piston pump. The usual working pressure of a firehose can vary between 8 and 20 bar, while its bursting pressure can be up to 83 bar. After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry as standing water that remains in a hose for an extended period of time can deteriorate the material and render it unreliable or unusable. As such, the typical fire station often has a high structure to accommodate the length of a hose for such preventative maintenance. On occasion, fire hoses are used for crowd control, including most notably by Bull Connor in Alabama against civil rights protestors in 1964. While still a common practice in many countries, it is no longer used in the U.S.

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How to pronounce fire hose?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fire hose in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fire hose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fire hose in a Sentence

1. David Tate:

   Napa Valley winemakers had large water pumps and 500 feet of fire hose with a nozzle at the end, the rest of the family had chainsaws going like crazy to try to cut back the brush that was wrapped around the house.

2. Ken Kam:

   It's going to be a little like drinking water out of a fire hose.

3. Kevin Yu:

   It was like drinking water out of a fire hose, i was learning a lot.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fire hose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fire_Hose
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hose
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fire hose