hydrant
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The report contained no evidence of crime in the Thames Valley area, so the force passed the information to national policing colleagues working on Operation Hydrant.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
Hydrant trucks tried to disperse the crowds with water.
From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2022
Chief Constable Bailey, the head of Operation Hydrant, which is investigating multiple allegations of historic sexual abuse across the UK, said he knew his view would cause nervousness and draw headlines.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2017
“We can confirm that 55 clubs in total have been referenced,” said a source at the National Police Chiefs’ Council, which coordinates Hydrant.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2016
Hydrant, hī′drant, n. a machine for discharging water: a water-plug.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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