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HOSEPIPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hosepipe mean?
• HOSEPIPE (noun)
The noun HOSEPIPE has 1 sense:
1. a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Familiarity information: HOSEPIPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hose; hosepipe
Hypernyms ("hosepipe" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hosepipe"):
air hose; airline (a hose that carries air under pressure)
fire hose (a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire)
garden hose (a hose used for watering a lawn or garden)
radiator hose (a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block)
water cannon; watercannon (a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters))
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