fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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Washington said the fire hydrant will be made available in any emergency situation.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Signs may be located in landscaped public parkways, but not within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, driveway or intersection.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 85 fire hydrants have been reported stolen this year in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as 14 hydrants in the city of Lynwood.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Meriden city officials are reminding residents not to park in front of fire hydrants after firefighters were forced to break through the windows of a minivan while responding to a house fire on Wednesday night.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Signs may be located in landscaped public parkways, but not within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, driveway or intersection.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 85 fire hydrants have been reported stolen this year in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as 14 hydrants in the city of Lynwood.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Meriden city officials are reminding residents not to park in front of fire hydrants after firefighters were forced to break through the windows of a minivan while responding to a house fire on Wednesday night.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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