fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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Alijah was allegedly in a Tesla Cybertruck and collided with a fire hydrant before slamming into a tree.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
What difference would a full reservoir have made for firefighters dealing with low water pressure in fire hydrants?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Six businesses were destroyed Thursday as a massive fire tore through a row of Bronx stores — and the FDNY’s response was hampered by a brazen motorist who parked his car by a nearby fire hydrant, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The city will also replace some old fire hydrants between Green Bay and Western with Thomas predicting completion of that by the end of April.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
What difference would a full reservoir have made for firefighters dealing with low water pressure in fire hydrants?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Six businesses were destroyed Thursday as a massive fire tore through a row of Bronx stores — and the FDNY’s response was hampered by a brazen motorist who parked his car by a nearby fire hydrant, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The city will also replace some old fire hydrants between Green Bay and Western with Thomas predicting completion of that by the end of April.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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