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air hose

air hose

5 2.7
A flexible tube that carries air under pressure to inflate tires or power tools
  • noun
  • /ɛr hoʊz/
: 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.

    Men of Honor (2000)

  • I need my air hose.

    Men of Honor (2000)

  • My air hose is stuck!

    Men of Honor (2000)

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

    Creature (1985)

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

    Blacktop (2000)

  • 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!

    Men of Honor (2000)

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

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

hose
vsair hose
213 1.0

A long flexible tube used to carry water

is limited to high pressure air use rather than general fluids
rubber hose
vsair hose
6 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
airline
vsair hose
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A small tube that carries air to machines or pumps

is for heavier duty inflation and tool operation rather than aquarium 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.