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A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
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v. 1) Make a mistake; screw up. 2) adj. To spray someone with automatic weapons fire.
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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a hollow tube designed to carry fluid s from one location to another
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a hollow tube designed to transport fluid from a place to another one
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An accessory often used on a petal closure to facilitate tying it off. This may be either polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride.
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Conveys water under positive and sometimes negative pressure from the fire pumping unit to the outlet normally affixed with standardized couplings or connectors.
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Hose, Hose Reels, Clamps, Flexible Metal, Hydraulic, Air, Vacuum, Silicone, Rubber, Plastic, Vinyl, Teflon Hose & Assemblies
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system of pipes inside a building for conducting water for pounds per square inch attachments; may be pressurized with water ("wet") or remain "dry" until activated in an emergency; supplied either from a pull stations attachment or from a drafting's pump. Permits firefighters to reach higher levels of tall buildings without having to run hoses up the stairs.
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A flexible conduit consisting of a tube, reinforcement and usually an outer cover.
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Hose is used to deliver water onto a fire and to provide water from hydrants to firefighting apparatus. The types of hose used include handlines, booster lines and large diameter hose.
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flexible conduit for moving liquids under pressure; made of various materials including cotton, rubber or plastic (such as polyvinyl chloride, PVC); construction May be braided, woven, wrapped or extruded, often in layers (liner and jacket); hose construction and size differs according to its intended use (e.g., Hard suction, attack, forestry, booster); typically stocked in standard lengths and coupled together with standardized fittings. See hose coupling.
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A hose is a hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes (the word pipe usually refers to a rigid tube, whereas a hose is usually a flexible one), or more generally tubing. The shape of a hose is usually cylindrical (having a circular cross section).
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