as in pipe
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 hydrant
Flores captures them sitting on stoops smoking cigarettes, playing basketball, roughhousing, playing in water gushing from hydrants, sunbathing at Orchard Beach, congregating in front of bodegas, listening to their boom boxes, playing instruments, dancing in the streets, dancing in social clubs.
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Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
The photos of kids gathered around an open hydrant show up every year for a reason.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
New York City Fire Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Jim Long said the department received complaints in August of a leaky hydrant, and firemen responded by shutting off the drip a couple times.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Crews were taking water from a hydrant and pumping it into a fire-suppression system at the Gateway Energy Storage facility on Camino De La Fuente.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
The photos of kids gathered around an open hydrant show up every year for a reason.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
New York City Fire Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Jim Long said the department received complaints in August of a leaky hydrant, and firemen responded by shutting off the drip a couple times.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Crews were taking water from a hydrant and pumping it into a fire-suppression system at the Gateway Energy Storage facility on Camino De La Fuente.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrant
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Info about pipe materials wasn't available for about 120,000 customers, SWBNO said last month.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Just minutes later, another man reported that a suspect had struck him in the head with a metal pipe and robbed him.Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
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The agencies' leaders are chosen by state governments, as was the case in Illinois, where Director Heidi E. Mueller was appointed by Gov. JB Pritzker.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Middle East crisis — explained Israel has launched extensive airstrikes across Lebanon, including one in September that killed Hezbollah's longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah.NPR Staff, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrant. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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