"firehosing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English firehose English -ing English firehosing From firehose + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|firehose|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English firehose English -ing English firehosing From firehose + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} firehosing (uncountable)
  1. (literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water. Tags: literally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-uEsHVK8D Categories (other): Firefighting Disambiguation of Firefighting: 54 23 23
  2. (figurative) Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-y923Q5s6
  3. (videography) Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-G5bqZ7te Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 30 19 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 21 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 22 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 21 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 23 59 Topics: arts, broadcasting, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television, videography
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