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hydrant

[hahy-druhnt] / ˈhaɪ drənt /
NOUN
water supply
Synonyms


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He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his street, and called for help.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.

From MarketWatch Oct. 29, 2025

At least one of the tankers filled at a hydrant reserved for fire engines, according to an activist who spoke to the driver and photographed paperwork showing his destination.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

The street vendor strolled over and perched on a fire hydrant.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Then move on over to the fire hydrants.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Fire hydrants went dry or lost pressure during the Palisades fire, turning homes like hers into fuel for the inferno.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

Hillside tanks ran out of water, and many hydrants, particularly in higher-elevation areas, lost pressure and ran dry.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Children had opened fire hydrants, and danced, laughing and splashing water on themselves.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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