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fire hydrant

noun [C]
 
 
(US also fire plug)

Definition

a large pipe in the street that firefighters can get water from to use to stop fires burningFire serviceFire and flame
(Definition of fire hydrant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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