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fire hose
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Noun1.fire hosefire hose - a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
hosepipe, hose - a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas


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The laws that put teeth into constitutional guarantees followed images of black men and women whose struggle to make real the principles of the founding was greeted with attack dogs and fire hoses.
When the local firemen spray a group of bored city kids with cool water from their fire hoses, the children enthusiastically make the most of the moment, splashing about in their birthday suits.
He built in accordance with safety standards set for earthquakes, created enlarged fire escape staircases and added extra fire hoses, features that were not made mandatory until new building codes were introduced following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
 
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