fire hydrant
noun
: a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
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Question: What's the color of my fire hydrant mean?
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What's the color of my Cincinnati fire hydrant mean?
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
One, in a no-standing zone, blocked the fire hydrant — a Mercedes-Benz GLE 5.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What's the color of my Cincinnati fire hydrant mean?
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
One, in a no-standing zone, blocked the fire hydrant — a Mercedes-Benz GLE 5.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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