fire hydrants

noun

plural of fire hydrant
as in fireplugs

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  1. hydrants
  2. leaders
  3. tubes
  4. pipes
  5. ducts
  6. conduits
  7. channels
  8. penstocks
Noun
  • The coverage also included a report on how Altadena residents battled to save their own homes from flames; an overview of the Palisades fire’s massive scale; and an investigation into why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled the deadly fires.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Firefighters were forced to try to connect to city hydrants instead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • In response to what state leaders describe as threats from the federal government, the Minnesota Department of Human Services began the major task of revalidating 5,472 providers across various service programs deemed at high risk for fraud.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • This disconnect stems from a lack of psychological safety, where leaders fear speaking up or challenging ideas.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • The oxygen released in the tank then flows through four silicone supply tubes that are attached to the roach’s spiracles prior to the operation.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • Among the photos were ones of the supermodel admiring the view outside her hospital window and one with tubes taped to her neck and head.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of tubes
Noun
  • Its tendency to rapidly reproduce, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces, can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Because Paris’ existing sewers, built during Haussmann’s 19th-century modernization of the city, combine rainwater and wastewater in the same pipes, heavy rain has always sent the overflow straight into the river.
    — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • An adventure in the air ducts, where mold grows and the cool wind costs a ton.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • This will involve assessing your system’s indoor and outdoor components, including ducts and dirty filters—which should be replaced every one to three months.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • But the outlets require frequent inspections and maintenance when used continuously, which means that one of the four conduits will routinely be offline.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • The Del Mar City Council approved a resolution June 2 setting a June 3 deadline for properties in Work Zone 1 of undergrounding District x1A, which includes San Dieguito Drive and Orbita Road, for property owners to install lateral conduits.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of conduits
Noun
  • Something had to be done — and spinning off the cable channels into a new company called Versant wouldn’t cut it.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Spanish language speakers can access matches with Spanish commentary on Telemundo or Universo, NBC’s Spanish-language cable channels.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of channels
Noun
  • Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of penstocks
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