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air hose

air hose

4 2.7
A flexible tube that carries air under pressure to inflate tires or power tools
  • noun
  • /ɛr hoʊz/
translation icon : manguera de aire
  • The mechanic connected the air hose to the tire to inflate it.
  • pulls the air hose

And then there was all these press fit air hoses, but in Europe they're metric V and here were imperial.

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Examples

  • To operate the pneumatic drill, you need to attach the air hose properly.

  • Make sure the air hose is not kinked so that air can flow freely.

  • - I have to change out his air hose.

  • I need my air hose.

  • My air hose is stuck!

  • Better connect your air hose, or Mike...

  • 60 pounds of pressure through an air hose keeps the brakes open.

  • In our case, the motor is near the hopper, so we routinely use an air hose to clean that area out.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Give me a wrench, a spare lifeline and an air hose!

  • Tim coils the hissing air hose around its hook, and we are ready.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

hose
vsair hose
183 1.0

A long flexible tube used to carry water

is limited to high pressure air use rather than general fluids
airline
vsair hose
  • Specialized
9 7.9

A small tube that carries air to machines or pumps

is for heavier duty inflation and tool operation rather than aquarium use
rubber hose
vsair hose
2 1.4

A flexible tube made of rubber that carries water or air

is designed specifically for pressurized air use like inflation and tools
hosepipe
vsair hose
  • UK
1 1.9

A long flexible tube used to carry water to a garden

focuses on pressurized air applications not general water or fluid use

Surface Forms

air hose singular
air hoses plural

Morphology

air + hose

The noun–noun compound 'air hose' is transparently compositional: it denotes a hose used to carry air. This follows a regular, cross-linguistic compounding pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows 'air' and 'hose' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Air hose is a simple picture name: a flexible hose that carries air from a machine, like a garden hose but for air. That's why it means 'a tube used to carry air' for inflating tires or running air tools.