fire hose



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fire hose

A strong, heavy stream of something. When I defended my dissertation, it felt like the questions were coming at me like a fire hose.
See also: fire, hose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Noak-Swedish
Kennet-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mathghamhain-Ancient Irish
ElsdonELZ-dənEnglish (Rare)
Pradeep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
FlannÁN-Irish