noun
hydrant
HYD-ruhnt
noun
1
An upright pipe connected to a water main, fitted with a valve so firefighters (or others) can tap into the water supply.
"The fire crew connected their hose to the nearest hydrant."
How to Use Hydrant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe red pipe on the street that firefighters plug their hoses into.
Common pairings
fire hydrant
open a hydrant
Word Forms
hydrants plural
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Etymology
A US coinage built from "hydr-" (water) plus the ending "-ant," on the model of words like "hydrate."