Fire Hydrant (Noun)
Meaning
An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A strong jet of water from the fire hydrant on the corner quickly put out the small flames.
- The city was in need of replacing its outdated fire hydrant system, as the water pressure had been getting progressively weaker.
- To minimize risk to civilians and the firefighter's crew, it was important to establish access to the fire hydrant located just outside the premises of the commercial kitchen building that caught on fire.
- Randy rounded the corner onto Seventh Street, hearing a pop-hiss sound behind him, and spotted a burst of water springing a foot into the air from a busted fire hydrant that the city crew hadn't gotten around to fixing yet.
- A fire truck drew water from a nearby fire hydrant to refill its nearly depleted supplies as it continued its lengthy house-to-house canvassing in the dense neighborhood of dwellings.