hosepipe

noun

hose·​pipe ˈhōz-ˌpīp How to pronounce hosepipe (audio)
chiefly British
: hose sense 2

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However, hand watering with a hosepipe or remembering to set the sprinkler each day is a mental load that many simply cannot carry or do not have time for. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 May 2026 The boats are as close to the Angolan side of the river as can be, tethered to Congo by 50-foot ropes and pale hosepipes that pump air to the divers. — Tom Wilson, Slate Magazine, 24 Apr. 2017 In an interview for a UN Commission report issued last year, a former detainee at the Palestine branch described regular beatings, beatings with a hosepipe and cigarette burns. — Clarissa Ward, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 With a hosepipe of cash from one of the world’s most crucial resources—hydrocarbons—the country has plowed tens of billions into foreign assets, some during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic while Wall Street was reeling. — Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hosepipe was in 1825

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“Hosepipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hosepipe. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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