hydrants

plural of hydrant
as in pipes
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 hydrants 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 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 Firefighters reportedly found no working alarm, no suppression system, and three dead hydrants; the safety documents they’re legally entitled to see reportedly burned up in the blaze. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 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 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 Firefighters were forced to try to connect to city hydrants instead. — ABC News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrants
Noun
  • And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
  • To prevent mice from venturing inside, fill or seal gaps or cracks around your home’s doors, windows, foundation, and pipes.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Beijing has hosted a flurry of global leaders this year, while major economies have struggled to slow a surge of imports from China.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In post-mortem reviews of the midterm elections in which Democrats swiped control of both chambers of Congress, several GOP leaders pinpointed the blame on the Iran war, including Vice President JD Vance.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The vote by the commission broke along federal and local lines.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In March 2023, a woman training to skydive solo flew her parachute into live power lines in Lake Elsinore.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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