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fire hydrant

NOUN
emergency water connection on street
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I might as well have tried uprooting a fire hydrant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

They couldn't find the fire hydrant outside which delayed it even more.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025

I will paint los ninos scooping up laughter in the sunshine and splashing in the temporary pool of a fire hydrant.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes



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