fire hydrants

noun

plural of fire hydrant
as in fireplugs

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  1. hydrants
  2. leaders
  3. tubes
  4. pipes
  5. ducts
  6. conduits
  7. channels
  8. penstocks
Noun
  • People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The map also overlays the location of water hydrants, the moisture content of vegetation, wildfire history, red flag warnings of dangerous fire conditions and other data.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Diversity leaders, who have often been positioned around talent, will no longer be able to lean on the annual EEO1 report that many have relied on to understand the demographic data needed to excel in their position.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • While shorting is a common way for firms to hedge their bets, business leaders tend to loathe activist shorts — the folks who target a company by name, bet against it and trash-talk it in the financial press.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • There are also slots for glow-in-dark tritium tubes, but the tubes themselves are sold separately.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of tubes
Noun
  • Oriental and American cockroaches often come in through gaps under doors and through openings around utility pipes and drains.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • But the closure extended because of concerns over possible asbestos, lead paint, corroded pipes and other damage, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • Heating or fireplace experts can make sure that vents, ducts and other systems are working properly to remove harmful smoke and toxins created while the wood burns.
    — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • However, due to the placement of AC ducts, electrical conduits and other interior components, this lone seat is windowless.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • Securities regulators are cracking down on Hong Kong brokerages used as conduits by wealthy individuals to move funds offshore.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of conduits
Noun
  • The states say the merger will eliminate competition by combining two of the five major Hollywood movie studios, and two of the five major owners of basic cable TV channels.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • Paramount made a push to acquire the whole of WBD after Netflix originally won the right to purchase just the studio side of WBD, leaving behind the cable channels.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
Definition of channels
Noun
  • Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of penstocks
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