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# hosepipe

noun (a hosepipe, hosepipes)

«hosepipe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(UK, Ireland) A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just «hose». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday British life a «hosepipe ban» is a rule against using hosepipes during a drought to save water. In science and geography it links to water saving. In summer, children play with hosepipes and sprinklers. Phrases: hosepipe ban, turn on the hosepipe.

### Examples

- Dad watered the tomatoes with the hosepipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x1)
- There's a hosepipe ban because it hasn't rained for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x2)
- We sprayed each other with the hosepipe on the hot day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x3)
- Coil up the hosepipe so nobody trips over it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x4)
- A hosepipe can use hundreds of litres of water an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x5)
- The car was washed with a bucket during the hosepipe ban. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/#x6)

### Note

One word in British English. Plural: hosepipes. In American, Canadian and Australian English people usually say «hose» or «garden hose». In maths: if a hosepipe uses 10 litres a minute, 15 minutes uses 150 litres.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hosepipe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hosepipe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hosepipe.html) on Mova free.