fire nozzle

Hydrant attachment point

A fire nozzle is the fitting at the end of a fire hose that shapes and directs the water stream.

Firefighters adjust the nozzle to control spray pattern and pressure—from a concentrated jet for reaching distant flames to a wide fog for cooling and protecting.

He aimed the fire nozzle at the base of the blaze.

Related

water · water pressure · brass · jet · engine · extinguisher · ladder · blaze · pumper · fog · turret · apparatus · valve · coupling · helmet · rescue · gallons · attack

Opposites
firefighting equipment function

fire nozzlefire pump

Engine for firefighting water

fire hydrant · water source · intake valve · pump · water intake

fire relationship

fire nozzleflamethrower

Ignited fuel sprayer

igniter · blowtorch · fuel nozzle · lighter · propane torch

Family

fire, nozzle, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firework

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G