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
  • Construction to complete the work for $600,000, with help from a company that specializes in repairing underground pipes.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The countries that do this well engage community leaders, religious leaders, and other respected figures to be part of the vaccination team.
    — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The horror leaders argued non-traditional horror directors like Parsons and Barker had come out of YouTube to offer fresh, new voices and innovation to the fright-night medium for Gen Z movie-goers.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In a small town, voting along family lines Around town, there’s little evidence that elections are just days away, and little outward excitement for Likud or Netanyahu.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrants. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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