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
Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Firefighters lost water pressure from hydrants high in the hills, frustrating their efforts to combat the blaze.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Keep hydrants clear so FDNY members can quickly get water on a fire.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Water storage ran out and hydrants went dry.
—David Marston, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Water hydrants were left depleted during the emergency as well, which officials attribute to the high demand for water.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Neighbors grabbed shovels and started looking for hydrants as officers went door-to-door evacuating everyone from neighboring homes.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Attleboro firefighters had to overcome deep snow, live electrical wires and frozen hydrants to extinguish a two-alarm fire at a home early Wednesday morning.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
This new neighborhood also addressed critical infrastructure upgrades for Queens’ future such as new streets, signage, sidewalks, curbs, trees and lights installed alongside water mains, hydrants, sewers and utilities.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Firefighters lost water pressure from hydrants high in the hills, frustrating their efforts to combat the blaze.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Keep hydrants clear so FDNY members can quickly get water on a fire.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Water storage ran out and hydrants went dry.
—David Marston, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Water hydrants were left depleted during the emergency as well, which officials attribute to the high demand for water.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Neighbors grabbed shovels and started looking for hydrants as officers went door-to-door evacuating everyone from neighboring homes.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Attleboro firefighters had to overcome deep snow, live electrical wires and frozen hydrants to extinguish a two-alarm fire at a home early Wednesday morning.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
This new neighborhood also addressed critical infrastructure upgrades for Queens’ future such as new streets, signage, sidewalks, curbs, trees and lights installed alongside water mains, hydrants, sewers and utilities.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrants
Noun
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Last spring, the bathroom pipes burst, requiring months of costly repairs.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Yet design flaws led to consistent leaks and broken pipes, state and federal regulatory records show.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Adrienna Wong, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday’s vote showed city leaders taking action on an issue that was personal to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The next generation of industry leaders will not rely solely on internal labs or occasional acquisitions.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The electrons that generate these bursts travel mainly along magnetic field lines at speeds approaching that of light, producing radio waves through a plasma emission process.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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