Phrase guide

garden hose

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hosepipe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hose

2

noun

Meaning 2

A length of hose as above, usually with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end, which can carry water from a hose bib (a water faucet or spigot usually located on an exterior wall of a house or other building) for use on a garden or lawn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a hose used for watering a lawn or garden

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hose, hosepipe

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: haveslange — type of hose
  • Dutch: tuinslang — type of hose
  • Finnish: puutarhaletku — type of hose
  • German: Gartenschlauch — type of hose
  • Irish: píobán gairdín — type of hose
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hageslange — type of hose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hageslange — type of hose
  • Polish: wąż ogrodowy — type of hose
  • Polish: szlauch — type of hose
  • Swedish: trädgårdsslang — type of hose
  • Ukrainian: поливний шланг (polyvnyj šlanh) — type of hose
  • Danish: haveslange — length of hose
  • Finnish: puutarhaletku — length of hose
  • German: Gartenschlauch — length of hose
  • Irish: píobán gairdín — length of hose
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hageslange — length of hose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hageslange — length of hose
  • Polish: szlauch — length of hose
  • Swedish: trädgårdsslang — length of hose