fire hydrant

noun

Definition of fire hydrantnext
as in hydrant

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Recent Examples of fire hydrant The first thirty days of any job can feel like drinking water from a fire hydrant. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The impact sent the second vehicle into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser to erupt, and into the side of a car dealership. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Police arrested Joseph Centimano, 24, for opening the water to a fire hydrant. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Bathroom Buyers may offer nearly $8,000 less for homes with a fire hydrant red bathroom, and pale pink can potentially cost sellers $6,031 in the bathroom as well. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
  1. hydrant
  2. pipe
  3. waste pipe
  4. tube
  5. duct
  6. leader
  7. conduit
  8. fireplug
Noun
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s the fire-hydrant physique, a flat bat path that stays in the zone longer than those of other hitters and lightning-quick hands that often prove to be the difference between making contact and doing damage.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hydrant
Noun
  • In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, if the probability, p, is high that a particular pipe is open, θ(p) takes on a larger value.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.
    — Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
Definition of waste pipe
Noun
  • Volcanologists could use the technology to map internal magma chambers and lava tubes to help predict eruptions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rent a bike from University Bikes or B-Cycle and ride the paved path, or just walk down and watch people tube, fish and wade in the creek itself.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tube
Noun
  • In 2022, large amounts of asbestos were found in the air ducts of the museum’s Van der Steur and Bodon buildings, as well as behind the wood paneling in the Van der Steur building.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • So they were all gathered in the trap room under the stage, which was surprisingly warm because heating ducts ran beneath it and heat rises.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of duct
Noun
  • The United States remains the global leader in biotech, but China is rapidly narrowing the gap.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some industry leaders have also sounded alarms over increasingly powerful systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of leader
Noun
  • But let history — and John Cage — remind us that opening our ears can be the conduit to opening our minds.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lady Kitty Spencer served as the conduit who accepted the award on behalf of the fashion house.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conduit
Noun
  • His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of fireplug

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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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