fire hydrant
noun
1.
a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
Also called
fireplug
.
Origin
1940-45
Examples from the web for
fire hydrant
The city allows the farm to draw water from a
fire hydrant
.
Toilets were installed, using water drawn from a
fire hydrant
.
The area around a
fire hydrant
must be kept clear for fire department access in the event of an emergency.
We are getting faster computers, ginormous storage, and a
fire hydrant
flow of information to drink.
The
fire hydrant
of the future will have a new mission in addition to fighting fires.
Also, the online pix look identical yet the magazine article said the
fire hydrant
was added.
It's so cold, my dog is stuck to the
fire hydrant
with his leg in the air.
Whether it was the yellow streetlights, the cross lights at the intersections, or the color of the red
fire hydrant
.
Opening a
fire hydrant
on a hot day now requires new levels of sophistication and mischief.
The police said the blast damaged a
fire hydrant
and broke the building's windows.
British Dictionary definitions for
fire hydrant
fire hydrant
noun
1.
a hydrant for use as an emergency supply for fighting fires, esp one in a street
Also called (esp US and NZ)
fireplug