fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
Examples of fire hydrant in a Sentence
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One driver hit a fire hydrant and water flooded the intersection.
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Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Adibi stopped on the 800 block of Burlingame Avenue to remove the fire hydrant, prosecutors said, but other residents stopped him from leaving until police arrived and arrested him.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
In lieu of a set of numbers that can be located via smartphone, residents give a street name and describe features of their homes — the color of shingles, the proximity of fire hydrants — to help visitors and delivery workers navigate to their front doors.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The company has increased setbacks to the project to no less than 130 feet from the nearest residence, expanded the spacing between containers to further reduce the risk of fires spreading and promised to add more fire hydrants in the area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
In some neighborhoods, people plan to dig out fire hydrants to stop them from being buried too deep in snow.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
North and southbound lanes of Dixie Highway had to close for approximately 30-40 minutes while firefighters used a fire hydrant in close proximity of the address, Bowman said.
—The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024
Power shut off, communications went down and not enough water reached a critical line of defense: the fire hydrants.
—John Bartlett, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
No one was reported injured, but the vehicle went over a curb, hit a fire hydrant, and ran into the the side of the home.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 July 2023
Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Adibi stopped on the 800 block of Burlingame Avenue to remove the fire hydrant, prosecutors said, but other residents stopped him from leaving until police arrived and arrested him.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
In lieu of a set of numbers that can be located via smartphone, residents give a street name and describe features of their homes — the color of shingles, the proximity of fire hydrants — to help visitors and delivery workers navigate to their front doors.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The company has increased setbacks to the project to no less than 130 feet from the nearest residence, expanded the spacing between containers to further reduce the risk of fires spreading and promised to add more fire hydrants in the area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
In some neighborhoods, people plan to dig out fire hydrants to stop them from being buried too deep in snow.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
North and southbound lanes of Dixie Highway had to close for approximately 30-40 minutes while firefighters used a fire hydrant in close proximity of the address, Bowman said.
—The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024
Power shut off, communications went down and not enough water reached a critical line of defense: the fire hydrants.
—John Bartlett, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
No one was reported injured, but the vehicle went over a curb, hit a fire hydrant, and ran into the the side of the home.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 July 2023
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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