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cross lay

cross lay noun: an arrangement of the fire hose on a fire engine for rapid deployment, involving storage of the hose perpendicularly across the fire apparatus, usually above or adjacent to the pump panel, so it can be pulled toward the fire without making a turn.

Noun

cross lay (plural cross lays)

  1. An arrangement of the fire hose on a fire engine for rapid deployment, involving storage of the hose perpendicularly across the fire apparatus, usually above or adjacent to the pump panel, so it can be pulled toward the fire without making a turn.
    Synonyms:
    Mattydale lay

Synonyms of cross lay

Forms of cross lay

pluralcross lays

Questions about cross lay

What does cross lay mean?
Cross lay means an arrangement of the fire hose on a fire engine for rapid deployment, involving storage of the hose perpendicularly across the fire apparatus, usually above or adjacent to the pump panel, so it can be pulled toward the fire without making a turn.
What part of speech is cross lay?
Cross lay is a noun.
What is the plural of cross lay?
The plural of cross lay is cross lays.

Words near cross lay in the dictionary

  1. cross join
  2. cross joins
  3. cross junction
  4. cross junctions
  5. Cross Keys
  6. cross lay
  7. cross lays
  8. cross lots
  9. cross moline
  10. cross multiplication
  11. cross multiplications

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