garden hoses

Noun

garden hose (countable and uncountable, plural garden hoses)

1. (uncountable) A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.
   • Mayor Scott also made himself useful, and, with a number of others, so manipulated a garden hose that the flames were prevented from spreading to the electric light buildings, which were only a few feet distant.1890 July 13, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, “The Grand Opera House”, in The Deseret weekly, volume 41, page 82

   Synonyms:

   hosepipe

2. (countable) 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.