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fire hydrant

noun

Definition of fire hydrant

as in hydrant

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Recent Examples of fire hydrant Bathroom Buyers may offer nearly $8,000 less for homes with a fire hydrant red bathroom, and pale pink can potentially cost sellers $6,031 in the bathroom as well. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026 Specifically, the lawsuit said that the draining of a local reservoir resulted in fire hydrants running dry and that a lack of land inspection after the Lachman Fires left embers smoldering. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 12 June 2026 The crew used a nearby fire hydrant to save the house and set up a staging area to protect nearby properties. — Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026 Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant

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Noun

The fire was over by the time the firemen got the hydrant open.

— George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
This is the first year in a multiyear project in which about 6,800 hydrants will eventually be repainted.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

Aguas de La Habana, the state utilities company in the capital, issues daily updates to clients on service interruptions caused by electricity cuts or burst pipes.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The project is expected to start sending water into city pipes as soon as early 2029.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.

— Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.

— Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023

Definition of waste pipe

Noun

Shampoo can come in a rigid plastic bottle, a flexible squeeze tube, a refillable metal canister or a solid bar in a paperboard box.

— Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
One photo showed a boat cruising between towering canyon walls, while another captured a tube ride across the water.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Television guitarist and co-founder Richard Lloyd has been diagnosed with bile-duct cancer, and a GoFundMe has been launched to assist him and his family in covering his medical expenses.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of duct

Noun

Fans, artists, and leaders across all industries are mourning the star whose relentless optimism, grace, and resilience was a shining light.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Burch, who wasn't known for being particularly close with her neighbors before, emerged as vocal leader—and a lightning rod for deal proponents.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Otherwise, after decades of exclusion, Syria could return to the regional map merely as a fragile conduit for others’ commercial exploits.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Vessels have continued to endure more attacks for sailing through the conduit, which before the war in Iran harbored as much as 20 percent of the world’s oil supply.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduit

Noun

His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025

Definition of fireplug

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