Hydrant
noun
A pipe in the street or other public place with a nozzle by which a hose may be attached to a water main.
In case of fire, the firefighters will connect their hoses to the hydrant to get water.
Often appears as...
- fire hydrant
- water hydrant
noun
A pipe in the street or other public place with a nozzle by which a hose may be attached to a water main.
In case of fire, the firefighters will connect their hoses to the hydrant to get water.
Often appears as...
- fire hydrant
- water hydrant
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Pro Tip 1/3Fire Safety
Hydrants are crucial for firefighting, symbolizing public safety and emergency preparedness.
Each neighborhood has a hydrant to ensure firefighters can access water quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicator
Hydrants are often painted with bright or reflective colors, making them easy to spot.
The bright yellow hydrant was visible from the end of the block.
Pro Tip 3/3Urban Setting
Hydrants are common in cities; less so in rural areas where water sources differ.
Walking downtown, you'll notice a hydrant on every street corner.
Pro Tip 1/3Fire Safety
Hydrants are crucial for firefighting, symbolizing public safety and emergency preparedness.
Each neighborhood has a hydrant to ensure firefighters can access water quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicator
Hydrants are often painted with bright or reflective colors, making them easy to spot.
The bright yellow hydrant was visible from the end of the block.
Pro Tip 3/3Urban Setting
Hydrants are common in cities; less so in rural areas where water sources differ.
Walking downtown, you'll notice a hydrant on every street corner.
Pro Tip 1/3Fire Safety
Hydrants are crucial for firefighting, symbolizing public safety and emergency preparedness.
Each neighborhood has a hydrant to ensure firefighters can access water quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicator
Hydrants are often painted with bright or reflective colors, making them easy to spot.
The bright yellow hydrant was visible from the end of the block.
Pro Tip 3/3Urban Setting
Hydrants are common in cities; less so in rural areas where water sources differ.
Walking downtown, you'll notice a hydrant on every street corner.
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point right he's definitely the hydrant this year no but I gotta be honest his crew it's not as crews fault right now you know it's his decision where they go I mean the steering wheel makes the call and if and when I see his crew is definitely right there backing him up and he's not really given them the support they need well Tyler you brought it up I mean there's a difference
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The world needs all...
Now, visual thinking gave me a whole lot of insight into the animal mind. Because think about an animal is a sensory-based thinker, not verbal -- thinks in pictures, thinks in sounds, thinks in smells. Think about how much information there is on the local fire hydrant. He knows who's been there -- When they were there.
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How do dogs "see" with...
is that it can traverse time. The past appears in tracks left by passersby, and by the warmth of a recently parked car where the residue of where you've been and what you've done recently. Landmarks like fire hydrants and trees are aromatic bulletin boards carrying messages of who's been by, what they've been eating,
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Jacqueline Woodson: What...
because on summer days in New York City, the fire hydrant blasted, and to our immense jealousy, we could hear our friends down there playing in the gushing water, their absolute joy making its way up through our open windows. But I learned that the deeper I went into my books, the more time I took with each sentence,
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Rob Forbes: Ways of...
In Italy, you know, almost everything, kind of, looks good. Simple menus put on a board, achieving, kind of, the sort of balance. But I'm convinced that it's because you're walking around the streets and seeing things. Red can be it can draw your attention to the poor little personality of the little fire hydrant
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Meet Gita, the robot...
spaces are devilishly complex environments they come complete with cracks in the pavement with obstacles like lampposts and fire hydrants and so forth and of course they're animated by other moving agents whether it's pedestrians or pets or the like given that the world
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The world needs all...
a sensory based think are not verbal thinks in pictures thinks and sounds thinks and smells think about how much information there is there on the local fire hydrant he knows who's been there when they were there are they friend or is there anybody they'll mate with
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Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3...
in the midst of a pandemic is like not being able to hook up your hoses to the hydrants when your country is burning down. Today, our culture of safety around infectious diseases is in shambles. We finally have vaccines, lifesaving tools to end the pandemic.
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The other "Golden Rule"...
because the external water pressure counteracts the internal forces resulting from elevation difference. Whether it’s with the intensity of a fire hydrant or a squirt gun, this system swiftly delivers our urine to the outside world.
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Janette Sadik-Khan: New...
Pictures like this, people perched on a fire hydrant, not the mark of a world-class city. It's not great for parents with kids. It's not great for seniors. It's not great for retailers. It's probably not good for the fire hydrants.
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Reel Talk Ep. 15 -...
point right he's definitely the hydrant this year no but I gotta be honest his crew it's not as crews fault right now you know it's his decision where they go I mean the steering wheel makes the call and if and when I see his crew is definitely right there backing him up and he's not really given them the support they need well Tyler you brought it up I mean there's a difference
Video examples
The world needs all...
Now, visual thinking gave me a whole lot of insight into the animal mind. Because think about an animal is a sensory-based thinker, not verbal -- thinks in pictures, thinks in sounds, thinks in smells. Think about how much information there is on the local fire hydrant. He knows who's been there -- When they were there.
Video examples
How do dogs "see" with...
is that it can traverse time. The past appears in tracks left by passersby, and by the warmth of a recently parked car where the residue of where you've been and what you've done recently. Landmarks like fire hydrants and trees are aromatic bulletin boards carrying messages of who's been by, what they've been eating,
Video examples
Jacqueline Woodson: What...
because on summer days in New York City, the fire hydrant blasted, and to our immense jealousy, we could hear our friends down there playing in the gushing water, their absolute joy making its way up through our open windows. But I learned that the deeper I went into my books, the more time I took with each sentence,
Video examples
Rob Forbes: Ways of...
In Italy, you know, almost everything, kind of, looks good. Simple menus put on a board, achieving, kind of, the sort of balance. But I'm convinced that it's because you're walking around the streets and seeing things. Red can be it can draw your attention to the poor little personality of the little fire hydrant
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
spaces are devilishly complex environments they come complete with cracks in the pavement with obstacles like lampposts and fire hydrants and so forth and of course they're animated by other moving agents whether it's pedestrians or pets or the like given that the world
Video examples
The world needs all...
a sensory based think are not verbal thinks in pictures thinks and sounds thinks and smells think about how much information there is there on the local fire hydrant he knows who's been there when they were there are they friend or is there anybody they'll mate with
Video examples
Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3...
in the midst of a pandemic is like not being able to hook up your hoses to the hydrants when your country is burning down. Today, our culture of safety around infectious diseases is in shambles. We finally have vaccines, lifesaving tools to end the pandemic.
Video examples
The other "Golden Rule"...
because the external water pressure counteracts the internal forces resulting from elevation difference. Whether it’s with the intensity of a fire hydrant or a squirt gun, this system swiftly delivers our urine to the outside world.
Video examples
Janette Sadik-Khan: New...
Pictures like this, people perched on a fire hydrant, not the mark of a world-class city. It's not great for parents with kids. It's not great for seniors. It's not great for retailers. It's probably not good for the fire hydrants.
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Dawnn Lewis
American Actress
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than water balloon fights. I grew up in Brooklyn: we had the fire hydrants, and we would open up a soda can at both ends and squirt people walking by. I love the kinds of things that encourage you to let your guard down, be open and vulnerable, and just to be laughing sincerely.
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Kate Moss
English Model
Once I was walking from The Mercer in New York - because otherwise I don't walk anywhere - and this woman paparazzo who was following me fell over a fire hydrant and her whole tooth went through her lip. I leant over her, saying, 'Are you all right?' and she was still taking pictures.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
The fact that we can't easily foresee clues that would betray an intelligence a million millennia farther down the road suggests that we're like ants trying to discover humans. Ask yourself: Would ants ever recognize houses, cars, or fire hydrants as the work of advanced biology?
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Louis Freeh
American Lawyer
Collecting intelligence information is like trying to drink water out of a fire hydrant. You know, in hindsight It's great. The problem is there's a million dots at the time.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second.
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Jules Renard
French Dramatist
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.
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Parker Conrad
American Businessman
Some days you're the fire hydrant, and some days you're the dog.
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Jeff Rich
American Explorer
The grass is always greener around the fire hydrant.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I do tons of squats, jump squats, and fire hydrants.
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Dawnn Lewis
American Actress
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than water balloon fights. I grew up in Brooklyn: we had the fire hydrants, and we would open up a soda can at both ends and squirt people walking by. I love the kinds of things that encourage you to let your guard down, be open and vulnerable, and just to be laughing sincerely.
Quote examples
Kate Moss
English Model
Once I was walking from The Mercer in New York - because otherwise I don't walk anywhere - and this woman paparazzo who was following me fell over a fire hydrant and her whole tooth went through her lip. I leant over her, saying, 'Are you all right?' and she was still taking pictures.
Quote examples
Seth Shostak
American Scientist
The fact that we can't easily foresee clues that would betray an intelligence a million millennia farther down the road suggests that we're like ants trying to discover humans. Ask yourself: Would ants ever recognize houses, cars, or fire hydrants as the work of advanced biology?
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Louis Freeh
American Lawyer
Collecting intelligence information is like trying to drink water out of a fire hydrant. You know, in hindsight It's great. The problem is there's a million dots at the time.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second.
Quote examples
Jules Renard
French Dramatist
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.
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Parker Conrad
American Businessman
Some days you're the fire hydrant, and some days you're the dog.
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Jeff Rich
American Explorer
The grass is always greener around the fire hydrant.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I do tons of squats, jump squats, and fire hydrants.
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