Meaning & use
hydrant
An upright pipe with a valve connected to a water supply, used to draw water for fighting fires.
See it in a sentence
Firefighters connected their hose directly to the hydrant on the corner.
The car was illegally parked in front of a fire hydrant.
A note on using this word
Hydrant almost always refers to a fire hydrant in everyday speech, even without stating fire explicitly.
Words with a similar meaning
fire hydrant
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