Alternative to a watering can

The answer

HOSE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOSE answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for HOSE

Every other clue in this collection answered by HOSE, most used first.

• Stockings - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Nylons - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Hydrant attachment - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Water carrier - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
• Socks - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
• Sprinkler attachment - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Rubber tube - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Fire-hydrant attachment - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Hydrant hookup - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Nozzle site - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Gardener's need - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Firetruck necessity - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Vacuum feature - used 17 times, most recently in 2011
• Firefighter's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Radiator attachment - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Vacuum cleaner part - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• It may go to blazes - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Coil in a garden - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Garden aid - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Garden waterer - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Gardening aid - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Place for a run - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Engine attachment - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Fire truck attachment - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Radiator part - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Cheat, slangily - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Garden tube - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Water (down) - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Diving bell attachment - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Fire truck item - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Firefighting aid - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Flexible tube - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Gardener's coil - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Slip 'N Slide attachment - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Sprinkler hookup - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Vacuum attachment - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Watering aid - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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