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hydrant

noun

Definition of hydrant

as in pipe

a discharge faucet at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires) The work of the firefighters was made more difficult by the absence of hydrants in the neighborhood.

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Recent Examples of hydrant Fire-hydrant red bathrooms are another no-go, driving down the average offer price by $6,000 on average. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 16 June 2026 Crews found the building's sprinkler system wasn't working and hydrants on the property lacked water pressure, Tracy Deputy Fire Chief Brian Bagley said. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 New upsized 16-inch pipe is being installed and water valves, hydrants and services are being replaced, the release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026 Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hydrant

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Make sure that the water is flowing through the discharge pipe outside.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Protect Your Pipes According to Feng, one of the most costly consequences of a power outage can be frozen pipes.

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

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Chennai claimed him as Thala, a Tamil word meaning leader that functions as something closer to a title of devotion.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The 23-year-old finished one place and just over one second behind her team’s co-leader Elisa Longo Borghini — and 18 seconds ahead of her other leader Dominika Włodarczyk.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Control or supervision over the chokepoint has become just as much a red line for Tehran as the right to nuclear enrichment.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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