hydrant

[ hahy-druhnt ]

noun

1. an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
2. a water faucet.

hydrant

/ ˈhaɪdrənt /

noun

1. an outlet from a water main, usually consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached, from which water can be tapped for fighting fires See also fire hydrant

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrant¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; hydr- ¹ + -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrant¹

C19: from hydro- + -ant

Example Sentences

They tapped nearby hydrants, and in search of additional water headed to the foot of Wall Street to break through the East River’s ice and pump more.

From Time

Then, the community of people asking questions expanded like the spray from an open fire hydrant.

From Time

The station pulled the video off its website, but one cannot put the water back in the hydrant.

From Time

Non-natural stimuli in this case would be parametric stimuli like oriented bars, while natural would include both the savanna as well as something human-made like a hydrant.

From Nautilus

Some punk city kids crack open a fire hydrant and are playing in its spray.

From The Daily Beast

The water deepened quickly and was almost covering a fire hydrant within 100 yards.

From The Daily Beast

The Fire Hydrant: Starting on all fours, I lifted my leg like a dog relieving himself, and then extended that leg behind me.

From The Daily Beast

Shoeless, he ran into the car and barreled out of the driveway before careening off a fire hydrant and then smashing into a tree.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, you will still have TMZ on your front lawn (or camped out by the broken fire hydrant).

From The Daily Beast

He stopped at a hydrant and washed the mud off the elephants' legs and gave 'em an extra feed.

From Project Gutenberg

At the hydrant on one side stood a fire-engine blowing off its useless steam.

From Project Gutenberg

If waterworks are handy, connect the boiler with a hydrant and after filling the boiler, let it receive the hydrant pressure.

From Project Gutenberg

He crossed the fire lines, found his way to the engine captain near the main hydrant.

From Project Gutenberg

The fat seemed to make them thirsty; they had to go to the hydrant to wash it down with cold water.

From Project Gutenberg