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 post goes on to say the town is currently flushing its hydrants, a process that can turn the water brown.
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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
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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The chemical was a component of firefighting foam and a processing aid to make a kind of plastic used in circuit boards, valves and pipes.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Filth Flies Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But despite her short runway, comparisons between the two conservative leaders are already being drawn.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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CEOs and global leaders will gather for a dynamic, invitation-only event shaping the future of business.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Yet when Nelson applied force in the opposite direction, the phone snapped in half, not at the hinge but along the antenna lines on the left side.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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