Words starting with firehy
Maybe these words will be useful:
- firehall — a fire station
- firehorse — a horse used to pull a horse-drawn fire engine.
- firehouse — fire station.
- firehook — (dated, historical) a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.
- firehose — Alternative spelling of fire hose.
- firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
- firehose syndrome — (networking, jargon) An absence, failure or inadequacy of flow control mechanisms causing the sender to overwhelm the receiver. The implication is that, like trying to drink from a firehose, the consequenses are worse than just loss of data, e.g. the receiver may crash. See ping-flood.
- fire resistance — the amount of resistance of a material or construction to fire.
- fire sale — a special sale of merchandise actually or supposedly damaged by fire.
- fire screen — a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.