"firehose" meaning in All languages combined

See firehose on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪ.ərˌhoʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-firehose.wav [US] Forms: firehoses [plural]
Etymology: From fire + hose. Etymology templates: {{com|en|fire|hose}} fire + hose Head templates: {{en-noun}} firehose (plural firehoses)
  1. Alternative form of fire hose (in all senses) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fire hose (extra: in all senses) Derived forms: drink from a firehose, firehose cursor
    Sense id: en-firehose-en-noun-lT7Ql69E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪ.ərˌhoʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-firehose.wav [US] Forms: firehoses [present, singular, third-person], firehosing [participle, present], firehosed [participle, past], firehosed [past]
Etymology: From fire + hose. Etymology templates: {{com|en|fire|hose}} fire + hose Head templates: {{en-verb}} firehose (third-person singular simple present firehoses, present participle firehosing, simple past and past participle firehosed)
  1. To wash something down with a firehose; to douse with a large amount of water (or chemical agent) sprayed from a hose, to extinguish a fire.
    Sense id: en-firehose-en-verb-gNzJBIEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Inflected forms

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