fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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Water from fire hydrants is not always potable, Kammen said, and unhoused people often cannot afford to buy bottled water.
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Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Confidence government leaders can reliably get water out of fire hydrants is way down.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Before fire hydrants became common, firefighters often had to dig into the ground to reach wooden water mains to get water into their hoses.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Confidence government leaders can reliably get water out of fire hydrants is way down.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Before fire hydrants became common, firefighters often had to dig into the ground to reach wooden water mains to get water into their hoses.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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