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hydrant

noun

Definition of hydrant

as in pipe

a discharge faucet at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires) The work of the firefighters was made more difficult by the absence of hydrants in the neighborhood.

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Recent Examples of hydrant The fire was over by the time the firemen got the hydrant open. — George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 This is the first year in a multiyear project in which about 6,800 hydrants will eventually be repainted. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 West Side homeless encampment At the bustling encampment on West 45th Street at 11th Avenue, people shave with water from a hydrant and use strips of plastic and cardboard to find shade. — Dave Carlin, CBS News, 13 July 2026 People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hydrant

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Noun

Along the way, temperatures have grown hotter and pipes have gotten larger, both of which increase the electricity generated by each well.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
But with the pipe capped, Daniel and Silo 18 are at a stand off.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

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New Hampshire’s premier Senate race is on after party leaders secured their top choices in what’s shaping up to be one of the tightest contests in the entire country come November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

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That ruling came in a different legal case, brought by a Republican congressman who is running for reelection and a GOP candidate who won the primary under the new district lines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Drake Maye's deep shot intended for Romeo Doubs near the goal-line was broken up by safety Rodney Thomas II, and the carom was eventually intercepted by Nehemiah Pritchett.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

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