Hose

A hose is a hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes Pipe

Pipe may refer to:...

, or more generally tubing. The shape of a hose is usually cylindrical . Hoses are used in water Water

Water is a taste [i]less, odor [i]less substance that is essential to all known forms of life [i] and i ...

or other liquid Liquid

A liquid is one of the main phases of matter [i]. ...

environments to convey air or other gases; they are used in air or other gaseous environments to convey liquids. Hoses are used to carry fluids through fluid environments. Specific applications include the following: * A garden hose Garden hose

A garden hose or hosepipe is a kind of hose [i] which is used for watering plants [i] in a garden ...

is used to water plants in a garden Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of ...

or lawn Lawn

A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass [i], and sometimes clover [i] ...

, or to convey water to a sprinkler for the same purpose.

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A hose is a hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes Pipe

Pipe may refer to:...

, or more generally tubing. The shape of a hose is usually cylindrical .

Hoses are used in water Water

Water is a taste [i]less, odor [i]less substance that is essential to all known forms of life [i] and i ...

or other liquid Liquid

A garden hose Garden hose

A garden hose or hosepipe is a kind of hose [i] which is used for watering plants [i] in a garden ...

is used to water plants in a garden Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of ...

or lawn Lawn

A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass [i], and sometimes clover [i] ...

, or to convey water to a sprinkler for the same purpose.
A firehose is used by firefighter Firefighter

A firefighter, fireman, or firewoman, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fire [i] ...

s to convey water to the site of a fire Fire

Fire is a phenomenon [i] of combustion [i] manifested in intense heat [i] and light [i] in the form of a ...

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Air hoses are used in underwater diving Diving

Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically [i] jumping or falling into water. ...

to carry air from the surface or from air tanks.
In architecture Architecture

* Architectural history [i]
Architectural mythology [i]

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, metal Metal

In chemistry, a metal is an element [i] that readily forms positive ion [i]s and has ...

or plastic Plastic

Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization [i] products. ...

hoses are used to move water around a building; air ducts are used to move air around .

Automotive hoses are used in automobile Automobile

An automobile is a wheel [i]ed passenger [i] vehicle [i] that carries its own motor [i]. ...

s to move fluids around for use in cooling or lubrication and in hydraulics Hydraulics

Hydraulics is a science [i] and engineering [i] subject dealing with the mechanical properties of liquid [i] ...

.
In chemistry Chemistry

Chemistry is the science [i] of matter [i] at the atom [i]ic to molecular [i] scale, dealing primarily ...

and medicine Medicine

Medicine is the branch of health science [i] and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or ...

, hoses are used to move liquid chemicals or gases around.

Hoses are typically used with clamp CLAMP

CLAMP is an all-female Japanese [i] mangaka [i] group. ...

s, spigots, and nozzle Nozzle

A nozzle is a mechanical device designed to control the characteristics of a fluid [i] flow as it exits ...

s to control fluid flow.

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