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Definition of Fire hose
1. Noun. A large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire.
Definition of Fire hose
1. Noun. A hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire, usually much stronger and wider in diameter than a garden hose. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) Any fast, heavy stream (e.g. of information). ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic colloquial) A human penis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Hose
Literary usage of Fire hose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Electric Law: Comprising the Law Governing All Electric by Joseph Asbury Joyce, Howard Clifford Joyce (1907)
"Cutting of fire hose by street car — Liability of company. ... electric car
negligently fails to observe a fire hose which is stretched across the track and ..."
2. History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 by John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott (1884)
"The hose-carriage became worn out in 1815, and one was borrowed for a time from
the Fire-Hose Association, which was composed only of companies located in ..."
3. Architecture and Building (1912)
"102-110 Centre St., New York TO IMPROVE fire hose Sec. ... In consequence, where
the better qualities of fire hose have in the past been secured, ..."
4. Sanitation of Public Buildings by William Paul Gerhard (1907)
"fire hose for Hydrants.—The fire hose for outdoor hydrants should be best quality
rubber-lined cotton or linen fire-hose, 2^ inches inside diameter and ..."
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