fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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In one of the spy spoof’s great running gags, his resentful Agent 13 would pop up in mailboxes, grandfather clocks, fire hydrants, planters, etc.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Applegate’s walk to the fountain can take upwards of an hour roundtrip; some of her homeless neighbors, hoping to save time, settle for nearby fire hydrants.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Years later, one of his political opponents printed a flier with a red fire hydrant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Applegate’s walk to the fountain can take upwards of an hour roundtrip; some of her homeless neighbors, hoping to save time, settle for nearby fire hydrants.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Years later, one of his political opponents printed a flier with a red fire hydrant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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