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Definition: Fire Hydrant |
Fire HydrantNoun1. An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Public Administration | Hydrants that fire departments connect to get a supply of water to extinguish fire. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Hydrant that fire departments connect to get a supply of water to extinguish fire. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
City Fire Hydrant
A fire hydrant is a source of water provided by most metropolitan communities to enable firefighters to tap into the water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire. It enables them to draw water from the municipal water supply.
A hose is attached to the hydrant, then the valve is opened to provide a powerful source of water.
Some communities provide sprinkler heads to enable residents to use the hydrants to cool off during hot weather.
Due to their constant presence and utilitarian nature, some cities and towns allow fire hydrants to be painted in various colors and/or as whimsical characters.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fire hydrant."
Synonyms: Fire HydrantSynonyms: fireplug (n), plug (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Insulation, Fire extinction | Extincteur; fire annihilator; amianth, amianthus; earth-flax, mountain-flax; asbestos; fireman, fire fighter, fire eater, fire department, fire brigade, engine company; pumper, fire truck, hook and ladder, aerial ladder, bucket; fire hose, fire hydrant. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Fire Hydrant |
| English words defined with "fire hydrant": fire hose. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "fire hydrant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 消防 " . (various references) | |
Danish | slukningsapparat (fire plug), hane til brandslange (fire plug), brandhane (fire plug, hydrant). (various references) | |
Dutch | brandkran, brandkraan (fire plug, hydrant). (various references) | |
French | prise d'incendie, prise d'eau pour incendie (fireplug), prise d'eau d'incendie (fireplug), bouche d'incendie (fire plug). (various references) | |
German | Feuerlöschhydrant (fire plug), Anschlußstutzen. (various references) | |
Greek | στόμιο πυροσβεστικού σωλήνα (fire plug). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vészcsap, tűzcsap (hydrant, plug). (various references) | |
Italian | presa d'incendio, bocca d'incendio (fire plug). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 消火 ". (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しょうかせ" (digestive gland). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | irefay ydranthay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | hidrante (hydrant), boca de incêndios (fire plug). (various references) | |
Russian | пожарный кран (fire-cock, fire-plug). (various references) | |
Spanish | boca de incendios (fire plug), boca de incendio (plug), boca contraincendios. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-h-i-n-r-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: anhydrite, threadfin. | |
-3 letters: antherid, draftier, infrared, trihedra. | |
-4 letters: airthed, antired, defiant, detrain, dietary, dithery, drafter, drainer, drifter, fainted, fainter, faithed, farther, hairnet, handier, hardier, harried, hayride, hydrant, hydrate, hydriae, indraft, inearth, randier, redraft, refrain, retiary, retrain, reynard, tardier, tarried, ternary, terrain, terrify, thready, tindery, trained, trainer, trinary. | |
-5 letters: adrift, aerify, airted, anther, ardent, arider. | |
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