[
UK
/hˈaɪdɹənt/
]
[ US /ˈhaɪdɹənt/ ]
[ US /ˈhaɪdɹənt/ ]
NOUN
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
How To Use hydrant In A Sentence
- There is a chance of residents losing water pressure and it can cause delays for us if we need the hydrants for firefighting.
- The fire hydrants at the complex were too old to provide enough water pressure so fire crews tapped into a 12-inch main nearby.
- The firemen could not find the hydrants at first.
- In his right hand he grasps a hose pipe, the end of which rests on the top of an imitation hydrant, which is placed on the top of the shield at his side. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants
- The buried valve allowing them to drain and avoid freezing can allow bacterially contaminated water to be drawn into the riser pipe leading to the hydrant.
- Originally, extinguishing systems included hydrants and standpipes to assist manual efforts.
- The club would need wheelchair access, disabled toilet facilities and a fire hydrant to be installed, requirements officials were not aware of when they took out the insurance.
- A hydrant's minimum capacity must be 1,000 liters per minute.
- The hydrants were not working and the hoses the fire officers were using to extinguish the blaze were riddled with holes.
- The hydrant was the only water supply for the six hundred people whose houses touched the alley. The Man in Gray
