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    What does "fire in the hole" mean?

    Question #22109. Asked by rupe. (Aug 31 02 6:59 PM)


    monkeycouzin

    		That an explosive device is about to be detonated

    Aug 31 02, 7:07 PM
    Friar Tuck

    		I think that it comes from the old guns which had the gunpowder charge ignited by a spark or similar. A flash in the pan is another saying from this type of weapon. It is now used to mean that something explosive is about to be detonated

    Sep 01 02, 12:35 AM
    Gnomon

    		The phrase is 'fire in the hold'. The hold is part of a ship.

    Sep 01 02, 12:34 PM
    deputygary

    		Friar Tuck is right. "Fire in the hole" originated from the command given to fire off an old-time cannon. The gunpowder was packed into a hole in the barrel. Upon the command, a torch was set into the hole. "Fire in the hole" was both a command to light the cannon and a warning.
    "Fire in the hold" was something shouted onboard a ship.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_in_the_hole

    Apr 09 11, 7:31 AM

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