Firehose

//ˈfaɪ.ərˌhoʊz// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fire hose (in all senses) alt-of, alternative

    "2015, Ismail Khalil, Erich Neuhold, A Min Tjoa, Li Da Xu, Ilsun You, Information and Communication Technology: Third IFIP TC 5/8 International Conference The programmer must override the method on_data(), which processes each tweet that is taken from the firehose."

Verb
  1. 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.

Synonyms

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fireboat

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"2015, Ismail Khalil, Erich Neuhold, A Min Tjoa, Li Da Xu, Ilsun You, Information and Communication Technology: Third IFIP TC 5/8 International Conference The programmer must override the method on_data(), which processes each tweet that is taken from the firehose."

Etymology

From fire + hose.

Related phrases

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