hydrant
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A witness told a responding police officer that Garrett’s vehicle went airborne, took out a fire hydrant and rolled three times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
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
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
"My legs are too stubby to jump over anything taller than a fire hydrant."
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
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
On the night the fire broke out, Caruso voiced his fury on live television about empty fire hydrants and the overall lack of water to douse the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
He formed an exposition fire department and ordered the installation of hundreds of fire hydrants and telegraphic alarm boxes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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