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fireplug

American  
[fahyuhr-pluhg] / ˈfaɪərˌplʌg /

noun

  1. fire hydrant.


fireplug British  
/ ˈfaɪəˌplʌɡ /

noun

  1. another name (esp US and NZ) for fire hydrant

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Etymology

Origin of fireplug

First recorded in 1705–15; fire + plug

Example Sentences

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He is 46 now, still 5-foot 5-inches, still close to fighting weight and still a lefty fireplug.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

No one seems to have to tell that to 5-foot-11, 202-pound fireplug Kartye.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

In an email exchange not long after the Escalade hit the fireplug, Tiger replied to a flippant questioner with a thoughtful answer:

From Golf Digest • Apr. 23, 2020

In another dynamite number that transforms the tedium of real life into heightened reality, a fireplug named Lexi Perkel enlivens a grown-up party where no one is paying attention to her.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2019

He was ideal for the job, centered low as he was in his fireplug body, a plow of wellmuscled forearms in front of him, a pulling guard for a sweeping Kwang.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee