English Explanatory Dictionary

fire hose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire, usually much stronger and wider in diameter than a garden hose.
  2. Any fast, heavy stream (e.g. of information).
  3. A feed of all updates to a website.
  4. A human penis.
  5. An fast-flowing unsupported flow of lava escaping from a solid rockface.

Pronunciation

en-au-fire hose.ogg

Word forms

fire hose fire hoses firehose

Etymology

From fire + hose.

Synonyms

anaconda baloney pony bald-headed hermit banana birdie bobby boonga cack choad choda chode chopper cigar cock corey crank cucumber custard launcher D dick dicklet diddle diddly dingaling ding-a-ling ding-dong dinger dingle dingus dingy dink dinkle dipstick dirk disco stick dog bone dong donger Donkey Kong doodle dork down fire hose fuckpole gherkin hairy canary hammer hog hot dog hot rod hoo-hoo hooter it jade stalk jamoke jigger jimmy jock johnson John Thomas

Related words

standpipe
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