Define the word fire hydrant"fire hydrant" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
fire hydrant \fire hydrant\ n.
an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to
use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals
at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in
suppressing fires in towns.
Syn: fireplug, plug.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
"fire hydrant" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
fire hydrant
n : an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a
fire [syn: fireplug, plug]
"fire hydrant" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "fire hydrant":
Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
extinguisher, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fireplug,
foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, hydrant, ladder pipe,
plug, pumper, snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head,
sprinkler system, super-pumper, water, water cannon, water plug,
wet blanket
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