Word of the Day
31 July 2026
snozzle
A reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or firefighting foam inside the aircraft to help extinguish a fire.
Why this one
An unglamorous name for a very specific emergency, and one of the few tools designed to make a hole in the thing it is saving.
In use
Crew two takes the boom round to the port side and gets the snozzle through the skin aft of the wing before the cabin goes.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.Sources
- Definition sourceWiktionary
- Supporting sourceDevelopment of prototype nozzles for freighter aircraft fire applicationsNational Transportation Safety Board