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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The agency has long described the dribbling hydrant as a safety hazard.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The first two fire engines reported difficulty securing a water source because some of the hydrants were not operating.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Flores captures them sitting on stoops smoking cigarettes, playing basketball, roughhousing, playing in water gushing from hydrants, sunbathing at Orchard Beach, congregating in front of bodegas, listening to their boom boxes, playing instruments, dancing in the streets, dancing in social clubs.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
The photos of kids gathered around an open hydrant show up every year for a reason.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The first two fire engines reported difficulty securing a water source because some of the hydrants were not operating.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Flores captures them sitting on stoops smoking cigarettes, playing basketball, roughhousing, playing in water gushing from hydrants, sunbathing at Orchard Beach, congregating in front of bodegas, listening to their boom boxes, playing instruments, dancing in the streets, dancing in social clubs.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
The photos of kids gathered around an open hydrant show up every year for a reason.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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