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hose

[hohz] / hoʊz /
NOUN
stockings
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Rescuers had provided him with more than ten liters of water to keep him hydrated via a hose and installed a tube to provide him with oxygen.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Mohsin Qayyum, 22, and Mohammed Yusuf Iqbal, 20, were driving past the house in Kirkstall, Leeds, when they spotted the fire and a man trying to put it out with a hose.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

She described taking three to four showers a day to cool down and using her garden hose to wet the exterior of her home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

A giant hose is lifted from the laden ship to the empty one and oil is pumped, sometimes more than a million barrels at a go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The ground smelled like wet clay where the hose had dripped all over, despite my efforts to tighten it.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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