fire hose

noun

: a hose used to spray water on a fire

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Washington — The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump's efforts to implement key aspects of his second-term agenda were stymied by lower courts on several fronts. Melissa Quinn july 9, CBS News, 9 July 2025 Instead, that polarity motif is more thrillingly captured when Eve fends off a flamethrower with a fire hose. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 The first 50 days of the new administration have felt a little bit like drinking from a fire hose—but the Trump White House has delivered on its pledges and more. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Tables are broken, a beaver is thrown into a wall, glass bottles break (with the cost of their damage appearing onscreen) and a fish is used as a fire hose. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire hose

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“Fire hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hose. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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