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
The serum blends powerful hydrants with pore-limiting ingredients for a gentle formula that helps deliver glass skin, even to those struggling with breakouts or uneven skin texture.
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
Many hydrants failed to dispense water.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The post goes on to say the town is currently flushing its hydrants, a process that can turn the water brown.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The hydrants that the firemen were drawing from ran dry in the middle of the fight, Gonzalez said, and his colleagues had to leave the station in search of water.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Those hydrants were at Lehigh Avenue at Churchill Street, Lehigh Avenue at Dempster Street, the north side of Dempster Street halfway between Lehigh Avenue and Birch Avenue, and Dempster Street at Birch Avenue, the Facebook post states.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
If the park is not available, Cal Fire could still pick up water at the park’s hydrants to fill their trucks and dump their gray water left over from showers and kitchen sinks at the park for a fee, Wolski said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Volkert said the departments that have no hydrants have plans in place and practice using those water supplies.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Deanna Pai, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
Many hydrants failed to dispense water.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The post goes on to say the town is currently flushing its hydrants, a process that can turn the water brown.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The hydrants that the firemen were drawing from ran dry in the middle of the fight, Gonzalez said, and his colleagues had to leave the station in search of water.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Those hydrants were at Lehigh Avenue at Churchill Street, Lehigh Avenue at Dempster Street, the north side of Dempster Street halfway between Lehigh Avenue and Birch Avenue, and Dempster Street at Birch Avenue, the Facebook post states.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
If the park is not available, Cal Fire could still pick up water at the park’s hydrants to fill their trucks and dump their gray water left over from showers and kitchen sinks at the park for a fee, Wolski said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Volkert said the departments that have no hydrants have plans in place and practice using those water supplies.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrants
Noun
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their remarks came after Vance hosted a roundtable of aviation, travel and union leaders at the White House, where participants discussed temporary solutions — including the recruitment of more air traffic controllers.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Taylor said that top DHS leaders were convened to discuss the crisis.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But of course, novelists conjure and dream up the rest—Larette is someone who came to me way back in 2017, a woman who sang to her husband and whose life revolves around music, so that first few lines came easily.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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