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hydrant

/ˈhaɪdɹənt/

Meanings
noun
An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.

Examples :

"The firefighters connected their hose to the hydrant to get water to put out the fire. "
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Related Words

Illustration outlet

outlet noun

/ˈaʊtlɛt/

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

"The kitchen sink is a good outlet for excess water from the dishwasher. "

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

Illustration fluid

fluid noun

/ˈfluːɪd/

Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

"The water in the swimming pool is a fluid that easily takes the shape of the pool. "

Illustration liquid

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration tapped

tapped verb

/tæpt/

To furnish with taps.

"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"

Illustration connected

connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration attached

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Illustration valve

valve noun

/ˈvælv/

A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.

"The water valve needs to be turned off to prevent a leak. "

Illustration firefighters

firefighters noun

/ˈfaɪərfaɪtərz/ /ˈfaɪərfaɪɾərz/

A person who puts out fires.

"The firefighters rescued a cat from the burning building. "

Illustration upright

upright noun

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports.

"The soccer ball sailed between the goalkeeper and bounced off the left upright. "