fire hose
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
No surprise, there was a fire hose of AI-infused tech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
“They were spraying the fire hose at the university.”
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
So after dinner we hid our spare key inside the nozzle of the dusty, folded-up fire hose in the stairwell.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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