hydrant

noun hy·drant \ ˈhī-drənt \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of hydrant

1 : a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires) — called also fireplug

2 : faucet

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The car then struck a fire hydrant and flipped, ejecting a passenger, Montes said.

— michael williams, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Car loses control, kills man standing at bus stop on OBT, troopers say," 5 Apr. 2018
An earlier alert from the 3200 block of Pope Street SE said about 40 homes and two hydrants were affected by a break there.

— martin weil, Washington Post, "Wintry consequence: Watermains break all over the area," 3 Jan. 2018
Among them: new water service requests and hydrant-meter renewals and returns.

— kimberly hutcherson, CNN, "Six days after a ransomware cyberattack, Atlanta officials are filling out forms by hand," 27 Mar. 2018
From the moment the news about Cambridge broke, the media hydrant gushed out report after report.

— andrea valdez, WIRED, "Everything You Need to Know About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica," 23 Mar. 2018
For the first time since the fire hydrant, Tiger Woods’ timing is perfect.

— bruce jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bruce Jenkins: New rules insult the grand old game," 16 Mar. 2018
Firefighters said there had not been adequate water pressure in the neighborhood’s hydrants.

— penelope green, New York Times, "Peggy Cooper Cafritz, Patron of Black Artists, Dies at 70," 23 Feb. 2018
The Wayne Township Fire Department said the driver clipped a fire hydrant on Country Club Road and struck a tree head-on.

— Indianapolis Star, "Man dies of injuries from fatal car crash on west side," 7 Feb. 2018
The second engine taps a hydrant, and men from the third and fourth engines flank the blaze, positioning themselves above, beneath, behind, or to the side, depending on the circumstances.

— sean flynn, Esquire, "The Perfect Fire," 9 Mar. 2017

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: a pipe with a spout through which water may be drawn

a fire hydrant

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