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
New York City Fire Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Jim Long said the department received complaints in August of a leaky hydrant, and firemen responded by shutting off the drip a couple times.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Crews were taking water from a hydrant and pumping it into a fire-suppression system at the Gateway Energy Storage facility on Camino De La Fuente.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Hajj-Malik Lovick, 47, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and some friends reinvented the inch-and-a-half-deep puddle below an often-leaking hydrant to create a makeshift goldfish pond, with people coming from different boroughs and even Connecticut to contribute.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Fire Chief Michael Monds said in a statement that opening hydrants can affect firefighters' ability to tackle fires and to do so is a civil penalty that comes with a potential $500 fine.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Crews were taking water from a hydrant and pumping it into a fire-suppression system at the Gateway Energy Storage facility on Camino De La Fuente.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Hajj-Malik Lovick, 47, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and some friends reinvented the inch-and-a-half-deep puddle below an often-leaking hydrant to create a makeshift goldfish pond, with people coming from different boroughs and even Connecticut to contribute.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Fire Chief Michael Monds said in a statement that opening hydrants can affect firefighters' ability to tackle fires and to do so is a civil penalty that comes with a potential $500 fine.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrant
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In back, a pipe is leaking, damaged when the wall supporting a heater was torn out.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, a team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help reduce the number of fatbergs that form in sewers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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In closed-door meetings, House Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated for the role for his first full term, and Republican senators selected Sen. John Thune to be their next leader.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Nix, a captain and budding leader, on Wednesday took a long, deep breath before answering a question about Forsyth and his demeanor since Sunday.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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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 22 Nov. 2024.
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