fire hydrant

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• Fire hydrant — in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the late 19th century were called Johnnies[ …   Wikipedia

• fire hydrant — n. an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in suppressing fires in towns. Syn: fireplug, plug. [WordNet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fire hydrant — fire hydrants also fire hydrant N COUNT A fire hydrant is a pipe in the street from which fire fighters can obtain water for putting out a fire …   English dictionary

• fire hydrant — In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant. Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …   Law dictionary

• fire hydrant — fire ,hydrant noun count a water pipe in a street from which water is taken to stop a fire …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fire hydrant — fire .hydrant n a water pipe in a street used to get water to stop fires burning …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fire hydrant — ☆ fire hydrant n. FIREPLUG …   English World dictionary

• fire hydrant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fire hydrant : singular fire hydrant plural fire hydrants a water pipe in a street from which water is taken to stop a fire …   English dictionary

• fire-hydrant — see fire hydrant …   English dictionary

• fire hydrant — gaisrinis hidrantas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gaisrui gesinti skirtas vandentiekio įrenginys gatvėse, pastatuose, aikštėse. atitikmenys: angl. fire hydrant vok. Löschwasserhydrant, m rus. пожарный гидрант, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• fire hydrant — fire′ hy drant n. cvb hydrant 1) • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang