garden hose

yard irrigation tube

A garden hose is a flexible tube used to carry water outdoors, typically for watering plants, washing cars, or cleaning.

One end attaches to a spigot, the other often has a nozzle or sprayer.

Grab the garden hose and water the tomatoes.

The image of drinking from a garden hose evokes carefree childhood summers.

watering

sprinkler

Water-dispersing lawn fixture

  • sprayDispersed liquid droplets
  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • dripLiquid falling slowly

nozzle · soak · drench · sprinkle · moisten · saturate · lawn · plants · flowers · vegetables

irrigation

soaker

Heavy prolonged rain

micro-irrigation · furrow · subsurface · trickle · timer · zone · distribution · coverage · rain barrel · water conservation

equipment

nozzle

Flow-directing pipe fitting

  • reelWinding cylinder or dance
  • couplingJoint between systems
  • adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility

connector · valve · washer · fittings · spigot · clamp · spray gun · diameter · length · thread

flexibility

pliable

Capable of bending easily

reinforced · rubber · vinyl · lightweight · heavy-duty · braided · stretchable · retractable · memory

maintenance

kinks

Tight curls or snags

repair · replacement · seals · burst · cracking · durability · reinforced · patching · coiling · draining

Categories
Opposites
water delivery function

garden hosedrain

Channel for wastewater

sump pump · drainage pipe · gutter · French drain · dehumidifier

garden care tools

garden hoseweed killer

Chemical destroying unwanted plants

herbicide · flamethrower · lawnmower · hedge trimmer · pruning shears

water delivery method

garden hosewatering can

Spouted vessel for plants

bucket · sprinkler system · drip irrigation · fire hose · hand watering

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G