preconnect
nounEtymology From pre- + connect.
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Firefighting, Government A hose with one end ready connected to a pump outlet.
- It is impractical to calculate rate of flow at the time of the fire. If the fire compartment is larger than two standard preconnects can extinguish, or if the fuel load will create a fire situation beyond the control […]2020, Bernard "Ben" J. Klaene, Thomas C. Lakamp, Structural Firefighting (page 84)