plural hydrants
1
: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
called also fireplug
2
: faucet
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Just recently, three New Yorkers died in two separate fires during Code Blue weather, when selfish drivers parked in front of hydrants, delaying the firefighters’ movement of the hose.
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Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Sidewalks also are finished, and a hydrant has been installed near the entrance off Old Statesville Highway (N.C. 115).
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
The hydrants in the neighborhood were connected to three tanks that held 1 million gallons of water each and went dry within 12 hours, the complaint said, citing Janisse Quiñones, the water utility's chief executive and chief engineer.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
No hydrants Countryside Fire District personnel battled a house fire on March 1 in Long Grove, the district reported.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Sidewalks also are finished, and a hydrant has been installed near the entrance off Old Statesville Highway (N.C. 115).
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
The hydrants in the neighborhood were connected to three tanks that held 1 million gallons of water each and went dry within 12 hours, the complaint said, citing Janisse Quiñones, the water utility's chief executive and chief engineer.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
No hydrants Countryside Fire District personnel battled a house fire on March 1 in Long Grove, the district reported.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrant. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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hydrant
noun
hy·drant
ˈhī-drənt 
: a pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the main pipes
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