fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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There will be 5 new fire hydrants installed, and 33,871 square feet of roadway will be restored .
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Schoolkids painted fire hydrants red, white, and blue, and made patriotic macramé plant holders and pot holders and, out of clay, the head of George Washington.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Other snow removal efforts currently underway include having firefighters clear every fire hydrant in the city, Estrella said.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
Examples of the types of infractions in question include parking without a city sticker, parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and parking in a fire lane.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Schoolkids painted fire hydrants red, white, and blue, and made patriotic macramé plant holders and pot holders and, out of clay, the head of George Washington.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Other snow removal efforts currently underway include having firefighters clear every fire hydrant in the city, Estrella said.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
Examples of the types of infractions in question include parking without a city sticker, parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and parking in a fire lane.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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