Fire Hose (Noun)
Meaning
A large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The firefighters quickly grabbed the fire hose and began spraying water at the burning building.
- A long fire hose was stretched across the street to reach the fire hydrant on the corner.
- The heavy fire hose was difficult to maneuver around the narrow alleyway.
- As the flames grew higher, the team of firefighters worked together to aim the fire hose at the source of the fire.
- The fire department had to lay out hundreds of feet of fire hose to reach the remote farmhouse that was on fire.