hydrant
noun/ˈhaɪdrənt/
/ˈhaɪdrənt/
(also fire hydrant)
- a pipe in the street through which water can be sent using a pump in order to put out fires or to clean the streetsTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): formed irregularly from hydro- ‘relating to water’ + -ant.
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