General Definition: 1. A depiction of a long cylindrical thing which is not straight (like complicated piping) or is perhaps flexible (like a hose pipe), or any thing that can be associated with this in context, such as a snake on the ground. As a Noun: 1. In a vehicle, a long, flexible pipe made of rubber or plastic, along which water is carried. English = hose, hosepipe. Note: 1. Recommended as the sign for 'hose pipe' by the Victorian College for the Deaf