Recent Examples on the WebA few feet away in the grass were a couple of plastic jerricans, a length of hosepipe sticking out of one of them. Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 The boats are as close to the Angolan side of the river as can be, tethered to Congo by 50-foot ropes and pale hosepipes that pump air to the divers. Tom Wilson, Slate Magazine, 24 Apr. 2017