hydrant

ˈhaɪdrənt

Definition

Definition of hydrant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

firefighting

TECH.

outlet from a water main for firefighting

TECH.

The firefighters quickly connected the hose to the hydrant.

fireplug

standpipe

water

Dated

faucet for drawing water from a pipe

Dated

She filled her bucket from the hydrant in the garden.

nozzle

spigot

tap

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outlet from a water main for firefighting
faucet for drawing water from a pipe

Expressions with hydrant

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fire hydrant

device for providing water to fight fires

The fire hydrant was painted bright red to be easily visible.

Origin of hydrant

Greek, hydr (water) + ant (agent)

Examples of hydrant in a sentence

They painted the hydrant bright red for visibility.
The fire hydrant was painted bright red.
A dog was drinking from the hydrant on the street.

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French:borne d'incendie, hydrant, ...
German:Hydrant, Wasserhydrant, ...
Italian:idrante, ...
Spanish:hidrante, boca de riego, ...
Portuguese:hidrante, torneira, ...
Chinese:消防栓, 取水栓, ...
Japanese:消火栓, 水道, ...
Arabic:صُنْبُور حَرِيق, صُنْبُور, ...
Hebrew:הִידְרַנְט, בַּרְז, ...
Russian:гидрант, кран, ...
Ukrainian:гідрант, ...
Hindi:हाइड्रेंट, ...
Bengali:হাইড্রান্ট, ...
Catalan:boca d'incendis, hidròmetre, ...
Czech:hydrant, kohoutek, ...
Danish:brandhane, vandhane, ...
Dutch:brandkraan, waterkraan, ...
Greek:πυροσβεστικός κρουνός, υδροστόμιο, ...
Hungarian:tűzcsap, vízcsap, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលបំពង់ទឹកពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យ, ក្បាលបូមទឹក, ...
Korean:소화전, 수도꼭지, ...
Persian:شیر آتش‌نشانی, شیر آب, ...
Polish:hydrant, ...
Portuguese (BR):hidrante, torneira, ...
Romanian:hidrant, robinet, ...
Swedish:brandpost, vattenpost, ...
Thai:หัวดับเพลิง, ก๊อกน้ำ, ...
Turkish:yangın musluğu, ...
Vietnamese:trụ cứu hỏa, vòi nước, ...

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