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fire hydrant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fire hydrant
(noun)
fire hydrant
noun
plural
fire hydrants
fire hydrant
noun
plural
fire hydrants
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIRE HYDRANT
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:
a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
—
called also
hydrant
,
(US)
fireplug
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