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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Discover if these convenient detergent pods could actually be harming your pipes.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Sacramento coffee shop after finding three live German cockroaches in the water heater closet, on the pipes behind the warewashing sink and under the ware washing drain board.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Should the leaders falter over the months ahead, Slot and Guardiola will hope their teams are in a position to capitalise.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite vocal support from Aspire Capitol Heights families and a concerted effort from school leaders to prove that the school’s fiscal and academic issues could be solved, the board voted 4-1 to deny the school’s charter renewal.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The space reflects Aeyde’s signature understated and clean aesthetic rooted in the Bauhaus and Brutalism movements via geometric lines, furniture and textural interplay through a mix of travertine and veined marbles, wood and steel elements.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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