as in pipe
a discharge faucet at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
The work of the firefighters was made more difficult by the absence of hydrants in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of hydrant
Crews found the building's sprinkler system wasn't working and hydrants on the property lacked water pressure, Tracy Deputy Fire Chief Brian Bagley said.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
New upsized 16-inch pipe is being installed and water valves, hydrants and services are being replaced, the release said.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2026
Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
An Oakland firefighter retrieved water from a nearby hydrant and, cupping his hand, gave Tubbs a drink.
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Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
New upsized 16-inch pipe is being installed and water valves, hydrants and services are being replaced, the release said.
—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2026
Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
An Oakland firefighter retrieved water from a nearby hydrant and, cupping his hand, gave Tubbs a drink.
—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hydrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrant
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Anxiety rises in Moscow Russian media have reported that people are waiting up to 18 hours in lines at the pump, with internet memes popping up, one showing people setting up tables with drinks and shisha pipes next to their stationary cars.
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Nothing ruins a good karaoke night like that one friend who wants to show off their Mariah Carey–level pipes.
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In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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More than 120 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak aboard a Princess Cruises ship, marking the cruise line’s third this year.
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Cage’s score is an abstract work based on the Japanese form of collective poetry known as renga, in which each poet attempts to write a line that is as distant as possible in meaning from the preceding line.
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“Hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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