Hydrant
['haɪdr(ə)nt] or ['haɪdrənt]
Definition
(noun.) a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks.
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Definition
(n.) A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Discharge-pipe (from the main of an aqueduct), water-plug.
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Definition
n. a machine for discharging water: a water-plug.
Editor: Ned
Unserious Contents or Definition
From Grk. hudros, water, and Eng. ante, to give up. Something that gives up water. (A good synonym for Dipsomaniac).
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Examples
- I ran to the hydrant, leaned over backward, opened my eyes, and ran the hydrant water right into them. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thus the water from an ordinary main may be given such an increased pressure that a jet from a hydrant may be carried to the tops of high houses. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Surrounding the plant are twenty-seven water hydrants equipped to handle two and three lines of hose, while inside the plant are eight hose-houses fully equipped. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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