Definitions for Fire Hydrant
fire hy·drant

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1. fireplug, fire hydrant, plugnoun

   an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

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1. fire hydrantnoun

   an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in suppressing fires in towns.

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1. fire hydrantnoun

   A device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.

2. Etymology: From fire + hydrant.

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1. Fire hydrant

   A fire hydrant, also called a fireplug, fire pump, johnny pump, or simply pump, is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection.

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1. fire hydrant

   A fire hydrant is a device, typically situated on the streets of towns or cities, which provides a readily available source of water for firefighters to use to combat fires. It is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply, consisting of one or more valves to control the flow of water and various outlets for hoses.

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1. Fire hydrant

   A fire hydrant, is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire. Buildings near a hydrant may qualify for an insurance discount since firefighters should be able to more rapidly extinguish a fire on the insured property. The concept of fire plugs dates to at least the 17th century. This was a time when firefighters responding to a call would dig down to the wooden water mains and hastily bore a hole to secure water to fight fires. The water would fill the hole creating a temporary well, and be transported from the well to the fire by bucket brigades or, later, by hand-pumped fire engines. The holes were then plugged with stoppers, normally redwood, which over time came to be known as fire plugs. The location of the plug would often be recorded or marked so that it could be reused in future fires. This is the source of the colloquial term fire plug still used for fire hydrants today. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the city installed water mains with holes drilled at intervals, equipped with risers, allowing an access point to the wooden fire plugs from street level.

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How to pronounce Fire Hydrant?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fire Hydrant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fire Hydrant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Fire Hydrant in a Sentence

1. Mike Strain:

   If the export facilities in the region are not back up and running at normal capacity by this time ... we will essentially be attaching a garden hose to a fire hydrant.

2. Steven Wright:

   I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

3. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   1.this has been going on since moby dick was a minnow 2.Don't stand between a dog and a fire hydrant

4. Cedric Richmond:

   It's like drinking through a fire hydrant.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fire Hydrant
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Fire Hydrant
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Fire Hydrant