Common Hose Loads & Finishes. The way in which we carry or store fire hose on engine companies and other apparatus with pumps depends on many factors, such as apparatus layout, needed hose lengths, type and size of hose used, available manpower, tradition and/or orders from higher up in the food chain.
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Definition of device for English Language Learners. : 1  an object, machine, or piece of equipment that has been made for some special purpose. : 2  a weapon that explodes. : 3  something that is done in order to achieve a particular effect.