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Garden hose
A hose for watering plants.
Hose clamp
A hose clamp helps keep hoses attached.

A hose is like a flexible tube or pipe. It's designed to move fluids (like water) or gases (like air) from one place to another. Hoses are usually shaped like a cylinder.

What are Hoses Used For?

Hoses are super useful! They can carry liquids or gases through the air or even underwater. To control how the fluid flows, hoses often connect to things like clamps, spigots (faucets), flanges, and nozzles.

Hoses in Everyday Life

You probably see hoses all the time without even thinking about it!

  • A garden hose helps you water plants in a garden or lawn. It can also send water to a sprinkler.
  • Farmers use special tough hoses for drip irrigation to water their crops. This saves water by slowly dripping it right where plants need it.
  • Firefighters use a fire hose to spray water on a fire and put it out. These hoses are very strong!
Druckschlauch Schmutzwasserkreiselpumpe
Water hose used for pumping.
Series of Tubes
A strong hose that can handle high pressure.

Hoses in Vehicles and Machines

Hoses play a big part in how many machines work:

  • In cars, hoses move liquids for cooling the engine, lubricating parts, and for hydraulic systems (which use liquid pressure to make things move). They also send signals for gauges or control systems.
  • Vacuum cleaners have flexible hoses that connect the cleaning head to the motor, sucking up dirt and dust.
  • Hoses are used in air brake systems for locomotives (train engines) and railroad cars, and also for tractors and semi-trailers on the road. These systems help big vehicles stop safely. The idea for air brakes was invented by George Westinghouse in 1868.

Hoses in Special Jobs

Some jobs use hoses in unique ways:

  • Air hoses are used in underwater diving. They carry air from a compressor on the surface or from air tanks so divers can breathe underwater.
  • In chemistry and medicine, hoses are often called tubes. They move liquid chemicals or gases safely around labs and hospitals.
  • A fuel hose carries fuel in engines or other machines.
  • In the oil industry, very strong hoses move liquids under high pressure.

Images for kids

  • Druckschlauch Schmutzwasserkreiselpumpe

    Water hose used for pumping.

  • Series of Tubes

    A strong hose that can handle high pressure.

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