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hydrant

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

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

Thursday morning, striking a fire hydrant and tree.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025

I did not want to cry, but the tears burst out of me like a newly opened fire hydrant in the summer.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Fire hydrants in the nation’s capital were painted to resemble American patriots, as part of the “Paint-A-Plug for America” project.

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into the causes behind the dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting efforts and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

Alice Evans was trying to make fire hydrants out of clay, which so far just looked like pathetic lumps.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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