fire hose

English

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

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English hose.

Origin

English

hose

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