as in pipe
a discharge faucet at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
The work of the firefighters was made more difficult by the absence of hydrants in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of hydrant
There were no hydrants nearby, so the brigade was left pumping out water from their meager supply.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
As the fires spread, critics pointed to three water storage tanks that went dry in the Palisades area on Jan. 8, restricting water flow from hydrants in higher elevations.
—Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 22 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
Fire officials said there were no hydrants in the immediate area, so the department’s preplan and mutual aid strategy was initiated, bringing a tanker truck from the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and an engine and crew from the Bethlehem Fire Department to the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
As the fires spread, critics pointed to three water storage tanks that went dry in the Palisades area on Jan. 8, restricting water flow from hydrants in higher elevations.
—Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 22 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
Fire officials said there were no hydrants in the immediate area, so the department’s preplan and mutual aid strategy was initiated, bringing a tanker truck from the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and an engine and crew from the Bethlehem Fire Department to the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrant
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Bell had opened the pipe steam valve by hand, which kept the lights on two hours after Titanic hit the iceberg, saving hundreds of lives.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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The initial test site is near UC Irvine’s recreation center, with pipes running beneath daycare facilities, and future experiments are planned for UC San Diego’s campus.—
Jesse Kuehn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Other world leaders in attendance included include UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Prince William, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Thursday, April 24, Trump called out Russia’s leader over a deadly attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrant. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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