fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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And in December 2023, a man riding a bicycle in a bike lane died after hitting a fire hydrant while avoiding a turning van on the road in San Jose.
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
So, firefighters unrolled hoses and hooked up to a nearby fire hydrant.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
But not to Southern California faucets or fire hydrants.
—Robert Greene, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Newsom dismissed Trump's assertion that fire hydrants ran dry around Los Angeles due to water conservation in the northern part of the state.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
So, firefighters unrolled hoses and hooked up to a nearby fire hydrant.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
But not to Southern California faucets or fire hydrants.
—Robert Greene, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Newsom dismissed Trump's assertion that fire hydrants ran dry around Los Angeles due to water conservation in the northern part of the state.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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