fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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The specifics of their opposition were familiar: noise complaints, access to a fire hydrant, and public drinking next to a school.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
But non-working fire hydrants then delayed firefighters by about five minutes.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The utility worked around the clock to restore safe water, first by closing roughly 4,800 open connections at fire hydrants and destroyed homes to restore water pressure, then continuously flushing water out of the system to push out contaminants.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The area is difficult to access and there aren’t fire hydrants.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
But non-working fire hydrants then delayed firefighters by about five minutes.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The utility worked around the clock to restore safe water, first by closing roughly 4,800 open connections at fire hydrants and destroyed homes to restore water pressure, then continuously flushing water out of the system to push out contaminants.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The area is difficult to access and there aren’t fire hydrants.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
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 17 Jun. 2025.
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