fire hydrantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaɪə ˌhaɪ.drənt/us/ˈfaɪr ˌhaɪ.drənt/US also fire pluga large pipe in the street that firefighters can get water from to use to stop fires from burning
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Fire service
- beat
- extinguish
- fire alarm
- fire blanket
- fire brigade
- fire department
- fire drill
- fire engine
- fire extinguisher
- fire marshal
- fire plug
- fire truck
- firefighter
- firefighting
- firehouse
- fireman
- fireproof
- firetrail
- firetrap
- flame-retardant
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Examples from literature
- He gets to the fire hydrant first and sits there panting until the Firemen come up to attach the hose and turn on the water.
- More than eighteen miles of service pipe are now in use, and there are over two hundred fire hydrants at various points.
- The shops and yards are equipped throughout with fire hydrants and fire plugs, hose and fire extinguishers.
- There's a fire hydrant there.
- Wet down decks! and the washers sprang for the coils of hose attached to the fire hydrants.