fire hydrant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈfire ˌhydrant noun [countable]  TTRa water pipe in a street used to get water to stop fires burning 〔街道上的〕消防栓，消防龙头 →4  See picture of 见图 FIRE

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fire hydrant• In 1906, a fire hydrant saved the city.• It was as if a fire hydrant burst directly upon a group of thirsty street urchins.• She was built like a fire hydrant.• At the same time I started approvals to move a fire hydrant, which is even more critical.• The water poured from the sky as though a fire hydrant had been opened.• Ideas flowed out of me like water out of a Brooklyn fire hydrant in the midst of a summer heat wave.• Enter the hardware shop and buy the wrench, exit and walk over to the fire hydrant.

ˈfire ˌhydrant nounChineseSyllable  

a to in used street Corpus water a get pipe

fire hydrant
ˈfire ˌhydrant noun [countable]

a water pipe in a street used to get water to stop fires burning

fire hydrantBrE /ˈfaɪə haɪdrənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfaɪər haɪdrənt/ 🔊 (also hy·drant) nouna pipe in the street through which water can be sent using a pump in order to put out fires or to clean the streets 消防栓；消防龙头