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FIRE HOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire hose mean?
• FIRE HOSE (noun)
The noun FIRE HOSE has 1 sense:
1. a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
Familiarity information: FIRE HOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fire hose" is a kind of...):
hose; hosepipe (a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas)
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