hydrant
Americannoun
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hydrants
plural
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an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
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a water faucet.
noun
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Origin of hydrant
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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A witness told a responding police officer that Garrett’s vehicle went airborne, took out a fire hydrant and rolled three times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his street, and called for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
“Maybe we just set soda cans up on the fire hydrant, and you buck ’em down.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Out in the yard, the fire hydrants received a fresh, bright coat of yellow paint.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
By now it was dark, and the streetlights were like spotlights highlighting fire hydrants, and kids out after curfew.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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