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.

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Mattydale lay
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Meanings

nouncross lay (plural cross lays)

plural cross lays

  1. firefightingAn 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 & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
Mattydale lay
Also see
mattydale lay
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APA

cross lay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20lay

MLA

“cross lay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20lay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross lay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20lay.

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