hosepipe

[US]/ˈhəʊzpaɪp/
[UK]/'hozpaɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. flexible tube for conveying water
v. irrigate plants with a hosepipe

Phrases & Collocations

garden hosepipe

flexible hosepipe

watering hosepipe

Example Sentences

leave the hosepipe running to give the system a good flush out .

The hosepipe burst and flooded the garden.

The hosepipe is used for watering the plants.

He was watering the flowers with a hosepipe.

She coiled up the hosepipe neatly after use.

The hosepipe got tangled in the bushes.

The hosepipe is leaking and needs to be fixed.

I need to buy a new hosepipe for the garden.

The hosepipe is too short to reach the back of the garden.

He connected the hosepipe to the tap to fill the pool.

The hosepipe was left out in the sun and became brittle.

Real-world Examples

Well, I never travel without a bit of hosepipe.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

There was thick brown mud all over the exhaust, holding the hosepipe in place.

Source: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

Much of SPICE takes place in computers and laboratories, but one part was to be an actual experiment-a tethered balloon with a kilometre-long hosepipe attached to it.

Source: The Economist - Technology

" What did she want to talk about Cedric for, anyway? Why does she always want to drag up a subject that makes her act like a human hosepipe? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

If their least favourite thing in the world was magic—closely followed by neighbours who cheated more than they did on the hosepipe ban—people who heard voices were definitely in the bottom ten.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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