plural hydrants
1
: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
called also fireplug
2
: faucet
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The fire sent dangerous levels of hydrogen into the air, so firefighters worked from a distance for nearly a day, pumping water from a hydrant and firetrucks into the building’s fire sprinkler system to drench the batteries with water.
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Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Firefighters from Washington, Philadelphia and even New York rushed to help put out the flames, but without standard couplings, their hoses couldn’t connect to the Baltimore hydrants.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Firefighters from Washington, Philadelphia and even New York rushed to help put out the flames, but without standard couplings, their hoses couldn’t connect to the Baltimore hydrants.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrant. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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hydrant
noun
hy·drant
ˈhī-drənt 
: a pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the main pipes
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