fire hose
Americannoun
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The curriculum combined fire hose blasts of information about rod physics and trout-stream entomology with hands-on instruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
And resident Leung Ho-hin said he saw two neighbours try to use a fire hose, but "no water" came out.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Even at that distance, the comet was losing water at a rate of about 40 kilograms per second, comparable to water blasting from a fully opened fire hose.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
The jet stream moves south, pointing a potential fire hose of moisture straight at California, especially in the southern section of the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
It looked like a fire hose, except that at the end, instead of a nozzle, there was a round plunger like a big rubber ball cut in half.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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