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fireplugs

noun

plural of fireplug
as in hydrants

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  1. hydrants
  2. pipes
  3. penstocks
  4. tubes
  5. ducts
  6. conduits
Noun
  • The loss of pressure in hydrants has happened before in wildfires, including the 2008 Freeway Complex fire, the 2017 Tubbs and Thomas fires, the 2018 Woolsey fire and the 2024 Mountain fire.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The serum offers the best of both worlds—powerful hydrants with brightening actives.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Heat pipes transfer heat from the reactor core without the conventional pumps used in many larger reactor systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • As Lake Powell’s storage has dropped below a quarter of its capacity and its surface waters have crept within about 40 feet of the penstocks that feed water to the hydroelectric plant and the river below, the river has warmed up.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of penstocks
Noun
  • But many of us may be confused about how to set up and use those stretchy tubes and straps.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tubes
Noun
  • Common construction materials such as drywall, brick, plaster, metal ducts, and concrete can absorb or reflect radio frequencies at varying rates.
    — K.H. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Van Ertvelde said most of the field this weekend is running the full cooling package — ducts, fans, chiller and driver cooling shirt.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduits
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