hydrant
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In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his street, and called for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
At least one of the tankers filled at a hydrant reserved for fire engines, according to an activist who spoke to the driver and photographed paperwork showing his destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
When I became thirsty, I went around the house and drank water from the hydrant in the back yard rather than venture into the house.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Out in the yard, the fire hydrants received a fresh, bright coat of yellow paint.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
The streetcar labored on, moving away from the landmarks she knew, the greengrocer’s, the movie theater, the fire hydrants and neighborhood newspaper stands.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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