fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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As the night went on, pressure dropped in dozens of fire hydrants.
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
People are asking how fire hydrants ran out of water in the Pacific Palisades LA neighborhood that is being devastated by wildfires.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Jay Lund, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis, said there are many reasons why fire hydrants run dry.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
And many fire hydrants were going on at the same time, and also the electricity used to pump the water had been turned off, so that there would not spark anymore fires.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
People are asking how fire hydrants ran out of water in the Pacific Palisades LA neighborhood that is being devastated by wildfires.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Jay Lund, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis, said there are many reasons why fire hydrants run dry.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
And many fire hydrants were going on at the same time, and also the electricity used to pump the water had been turned off, so that there would not spark anymore fires.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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