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water plug

American  

noun

  1. a fireplug; hydrant.


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You fill the pot with water, plug the circulator in, choose a temperature, and press go.

From Salon May 20, 2017

A powerful steam engine had arrived at the fire and had simply removed Anderson’s hose from its water plug.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

At midnight McManus strolled around a pile of lumber near an East Side dock, and lingered in the vicinity of a certain water plug.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.

These swarmed, for a few seconds, about the hose, water plug, and nozzles.

From Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

He pattered leisurely along, stopping at this window and that, or leaned against a convenient water plug to watch the traffic stream by.

From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Gates, Eleanor

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