firehose

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word firehose. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word firehose, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say firehose in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word firehose you have here. The definition of the word firehose will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offirehose, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: fire hose

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From fire +‎ hose.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

firehose (plural firehoses)

  1. (Internet, neologism) Access to the social media data sold to the third parties, or such data stream.
  2. Alternative form of fire hose

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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.