fire hydrants

noun

plural of fire hydrant
as in fireplugs

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  1. hydrants
  2. leaders
  3. tubes
  4. pipes
  5. ducts
  6. conduits
  7. channels
  8. penstocks
Noun
  • 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
  • People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Whereas many tech leaders have, like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, touted the benefits of AI, many have also expressed concern about its perils.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Crews can reload its launch tubes after firing, allowing the same hardware to support multiple training events.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of tubes
Noun
  • Rather than relying on conventional coolant pumps, the company’s design uses heat pipes to transport thermal energy from the reactor core toward the power-conversion system.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That brine flows back to the plant through underground pipes.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • Per Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s website, the asbestos removal process began in 2021 after a large amount of asbestos was found in the air ducts of the Van der Steur and Bodon buildings.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Heavy grease and dust accumulation was on the makeup air return ducts and on ceiling tiles.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduits
Noun
  • The rare meeting underscored Washington's willingness to reopen high-level diplomatic channels with Moscow, even as European allies have intended to keep the nation isolated while the war continues.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As the graphic below shows, Fernandez-Pardo is comfortable running in-behind down the channels and sending in crosses, as well as beating his defender and cutting balls back for team-mates.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of channels
Noun
  • Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of penstocks
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