fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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Someone had opened a fire hydrant, which sprayed the street continuously as medics and police worked.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The city was swelling and spilling around them, fire hydrants and sticky windows.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The cover art encapsulates a summer turn-up in NYC, featuring a sidewalk with an overflowing fire hydrant alongside remnants of party favors like dominoes, open lipstick, blunt wrappers and red Solo cups.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 June 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The city was swelling and spilling around them, fire hydrants and sticky windows.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The cover art encapsulates a summer turn-up in NYC, featuring a sidewalk with an overflowing fire hydrant alongside remnants of party favors like dominoes, open lipstick, blunt wrappers and red Solo cups.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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