plural hydrants
1
: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
called also fireplug
2
: faucet
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Details of hydrant problem Frost said the contractors had been improperly operating hydrants and underground valves, disrupting the hydrants’ normal functions.
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Such improvements are intended to prevent the sort of problems firefighters encountered as hydrants lost pressure and ran dry in some areas.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Warning placards have been placed on hydrants, particularly in residential development areas.
—Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
But experts previously told CNN there is no connection between water battles in Northern California and hydrants running dry during the LA fires.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Such improvements are intended to prevent the sort of problems firefighters encountered as hydrants lost pressure and ran dry in some areas.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Warning placards have been placed on hydrants, particularly in residential development areas.
—Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
But experts previously told CNN there is no connection between water battles in Northern California and hydrants running dry during the LA fires.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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hydrant
noun
hy·drant
ˈhī-drənt 
: a pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the main pipes
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