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fire hydrant

noun

  1. a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fire hydrant1

First recorded in 1940–45
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The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree on Corbin Avenue in Reseda and caught fire with Arenas inside.

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According to KTLA, the pursuit began about 9:30 a.m. near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street when the truck hit a fire hydrant then fled police.

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Thursday morning, striking a fire hydrant and tree.

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In a complaint filed late Monday evening, they alleged the city should have ensured that key reservoirs were filled with water and that all fire hydrants were operational prior to the Palisades fire.

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After the fire broke out, he appeared on Fox 11, calling the lack of water coming out of fire hydrants “an absolute mismanagement by the city.”

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