hydrant
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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
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
USC recruit and Chatsworth basketball star Alijah Arenas is still recovering after crashing his Tesla Cybertruck into a fire hydrant and tree last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
I run past the fire hydrant and around the parking sign, keeping a lookout for cars pulling into or out of the parking lot.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
It’s full of fantastical inventions, such as flying cars, dinner-generating machines and canine treadmills—complete with fire hydrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
During last year’s L.A. firestorms, hydrants ran out of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 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
It’s just a big open space with a grid of empty streets still surreally furnished with stop signs and fire hydrants.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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