fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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The area is difficult to access and there aren’t fire hydrants.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree and caught fire with Arenas inside.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Details lawyers for both sides wanted jurors to pay attention to included Read's Lexus SUV at the site, a flag pole and fire hydrant.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Our home is less than 100 feet from Gunpowder Falls State Park, and Kingsville lacks fire hydrants due to its location outside the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree and caught fire with Arenas inside.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Details lawyers for both sides wanted jurors to pay attention to included Read's Lexus SUV at the site, a flag pole and fire hydrant.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Our home is less than 100 feet from Gunpowder Falls State Park, and Kingsville lacks fire hydrants due to its location outside the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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