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Definition: Hydrant |
HydrantNoun1. A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask. 2. A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hydrant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
Etymology: Hydrant \Hy"drant\, noun. [Greek expression to irrigate, from "y`dwr water. See Hydra.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
19th Century Satire | From Grk. hudros, water, and Eng. ante, to give up. Something that gives up water. (A good synonym for Dipsomaniac). Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Public Administration | A connection extending from a water main to or above the ground surface, with valve connections. . . for discharging water. . for. . extinguishing fires, washing down streets, or flushing out the water main. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Water system outlet, with a nozzle, especially in streets and public places, to which hose can be attached for firefighting purposes. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Implement for the obtaining of water from a piped water supply. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: HydrantSynonyms: spigot (n), tap (n), water faucet (n), water tap (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. |
River | Irrigation. (water); pump; watering pot, watering cart; hydrant, syringe; garden hose, lawn spray; bhisti, mussuk. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hydrant |
| English words defined with "hydrant": fire hose, fire hydrant, Fire plug, fireplug, Frost valve ♦ plug. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hydrant": STREET-SWEEPER OPERATOR ♦ tractor-sweeper driver. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Hydrant" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (fire-cock, hydrant), German (fireplug, hydrant, plug). |
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Clever | Old folks say, "Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant. (references; author: unknown) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Southwest Missouri RC&D Fire Consultant Gary Rostic, left, and Redings Mill Fire Chief Andy Nimmo are pleased with the installation of a dry hydrant (in background). Dry hydrants improve fire protection for rural residents. Credit: Charlie Rahm. |  | A Redings Mill, Missouri, firefighter sprays water pumped from a portable tank filled with water from a dry hydrant. Dry hydrants and portable tanks greatly improve fire fighting capabilities in rural areas. RC&D offices provide assistance to rural fire d. Credit: Charlie Rahm. |
 | Erasmo Montemayer (right), NRCS District Conservationist, and Zaragoza Rodriguez, RC&D coordinator, inspect hydrant operation with a volunteer firefighter from Hebbronville, TX. The Rio Bravo RC&D helped establish dry hydrants to aid in fire protection. [. Credit: Ken Hammond. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Fire Hydrant" by Dan Willis Commentary: "Un-cropped photograph of a fire hydrant." | "Fire hydrant" by Kd Kelly Commentary: "Truck knocked over fire hydrant, much water ensued. (if you use this i'd love to hear from you -- thanks)." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| "Hydrant" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "Hydrant" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 87.5% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 12.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "hydrant": fire hydrant. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "hydrant": fire-hydrant. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "hydrant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | صنبور (faucet, jet, manhole, nozzle, spout, tap), خرطوم المطافي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хидрант (stand-pipe). (various references) | |
Chinese | 消防栓. (various references) | |
Czech | hydrant (fire-cock). (various references) | |
Danish | hydrant, brandhane (fire hydrant, fire plug). (various references) | |
Dutch | hydrant, brandkraan (fire hydrant, fire plug). (various references) | |
Farsi | لوله ابکش(اب انبار), شیراتش نشانی . (various references) | |
Finnish | paloposti (fireplug). (various references) | |
French | prise d'eau, bouche d'incendie (fire hydrant). (various references) | |
German | hydrant (fireplug, plug). (various references) | |
Greek | στόμιο υδροληψίασ, υδροστόμιο. (various references) | |
Hebrew | זרנוק (hose, hosepipe, tube), ברז שרפה, צנור כבוי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | hidráns, vízcsap (drinking fountain, faucet, fireplug, water tap), tûzcsap, tűzcsap (fire hydrant, plug). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pipa air (main). (various references) | |
Italian | idrante. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 給水栓 (faucet, tap). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すいどうせん (faucet, tap), きゅうすいせん (faucet, tap). (various references) | |
Korean | 소화전. (various references) | |
Manx | dull roie. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ydranthay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | hidrante (fire hydrant), boca de incêndio. (various references) | |
Romanian | hidrant, gurã de incendiu (fire-cock, fire-plug), cişmea (pump). (various references) | |
Russian | гидрант (fireplug, fire-plug), водоразборный кран. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | hidrant (penstock, stand-pipe). (various references) | |
Spanish | boca de riego. (various references) | |
Swedish | vattenpost, brandpost (fireplug). (various references) | |
Thai | หัวก้อนน้ำประปาสาธารณะ. (various references) | |
Turkish | hortum takılan su borusu, hidrant, yangın musluğu (fireplug, plug). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | гідрант. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hydrant": hydranth, hydranths, hydrants. (additional references) | |
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"Hydrant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hadrat, Heyderman, hydrnate, hydron, Hytane. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hydrant" (pronounced hī"drunt) |
| 5 | -d r u n t | quadrant. |
| 4 | -r u n t | apparent, arrant, aberrant, abhorrent, adherent, celebrant, coherent, Courant, immigrant, declarant, deterrent, emigrant, entrant, errant, flagrant, fragrant, grandparent, incoherent, indifferent, inherent, migrant, parent, recalcitrant, registrant, seafront, torrent, transparent, tyrant, vagrant, vibrant, warrant. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, harassment, hesitant, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vigilant, violent, virulent, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-n-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: handy, hardy, hydra, randy, rhyta, tardy. | |
-3 letters: arty, darn, dart, drat, dray, hand, hant, hard, hart, nard, nary, rand, rant, rath, rynd, tahr, tarn, than, trad, tray, yard, yarn. | |
-4 letters: and, ant, any, art, dah, day, dry, had, hat, hay, nah, nay, nth, rad, rah, ran, rat, ray, rya, tad, tan, tar, thy. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-h-n-r-t-y" | |
+1 letter: hydranth, hydrants. | |
+2 letters: anhydrite, hydranths, hydrating, hydration. | |
+3 letters: adherently, anhydrites, hydrations. | |
+4 letters: antithyroid, dehydrating, dehydration, hydrogenate, rehydrating, rehydration. | |
+5 letters: dehydrations, hydrogenated, hydrogenates, rehydrations, stonyhearted. | |
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