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hose

noun as in stockings

Strong match

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In fact, the longest recorded newspaper strike lasted over 10 years at the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader in Pennsylvania, and was marked by violence in which picketers were sprayed with fire hoses by company security.

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"Fire crews used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to prevent the fire escalating," a fire spokesperson said.

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In order to span the distance from the seawater holding tank, three fire trucks needed to be connected by a series of hoses to form a chain.

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There was a hard plastic water tub with a hose to drain it.

He kicked and twisted, and the hoses snapped, and he was free, tumbling toward the earth.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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