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cross lays

cross lays is the plural of cross lay.

Meaning of cross lay

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

Questions about cross lays

What is cross lays the plural of?
Cross lays is the plural of cross lay.

Words near cross lays in the dictionary

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

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