fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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In a November 2025 news release announcing the park’s reopening, California State Parks said the repairs cost $5 million, including the installation of a new 8-inch main water line, the addition of 25 fire hydrants and road improvements.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Street Vendor Project found vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn were charged for failing to display their license, post food prices, and keep distance from a bus stop or fire hydrant — all violations that would now be civil under the new law.
—Yuna Kim, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Street Vendor Project found vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn were charged for failing to display their license, post food prices, and keep distance from a bus stop or fire hydrant — all violations that would now be civil under the new law.
—Yuna Kim, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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