fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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And outside, a New York cop has turned on the fire hydrant in the street.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Photo: Hannah La Follette Ryan for New York Magazine
Our most exciting cultural center opened in August as a bit among three guys sick of looking at a leaky fire hydrant at the corner of Hancock Street and Tompkins Avenue.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
No more untangling your pudgy little pooch from signposts and fire hydrants.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Any use from a fire hydrant other than to fight fires and ensure adequate water quality in the distribution system.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Photo: Hannah La Follette Ryan for New York Magazine
Our most exciting cultural center opened in August as a bit among three guys sick of looking at a leaky fire hydrant at the corner of Hancock Street and Tompkins Avenue.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
No more untangling your pudgy little pooch from signposts and fire hydrants.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Any use from a fire hydrant other than to fight fires and ensure adequate water quality in the distribution system.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fire hydrant
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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