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hosepipe ban in British English (ˈhəʊzˌpaɪp bæn) noun British a ban, due to water shortage, on using hosepipes to water the garden or wash cars Examples of 'hosepipe ban' in a sentencehosepipe ban Those who flout the hosepipe ban will face fines of up to 1,000.Parts of England face hosepipe bans.They lifted a hosepipe ban that had affected more than 12 million people.A hosepipe ban inevitably indicates that it is already raining.For the hosepipe ban season has come early this year.She said a hosepipe ban is unlikely as reservoirs are full.The worst affected regions are also those with a hosepipe ban.Every dry day 'increases the possibility' of a hosepipe ban, he added.And they talk about a hosepipe ban?Last week, the papers were complaining that the hosepipe ban was a postcode lottery. |