hydrant
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See also: Hydrant
Etymology
An irregular formation: hydr- + -ant, originally US English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪdɹənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
hydrant (plural hydrants)
- 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.
- 1890, Jacob A[ugust] Riis, “The Down Town Back-alleys”, in How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 30:
- A horde of dirty children play about the dripping hydrant, the only thing in the alley that thinks enough of its chance to make the most of it: it is the best it can do.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
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 — see also fire hydrant
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hydrant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Noun
hydrant m inan
Declension
Declension of hydrant (hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
- See hydro-
Further reading
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
hydrant m (plural hydranten, diminutive hydrantje n)
- hydrant, fire hydrant
- Synonym: brandkraan
Alternative forms
- hydrante
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hydrant, from American English hydrant.
Pronunciation
Noun
hydrant m (plural hydrants)
- (Switzerland, Louisiana, Missouri) hydrant, fire hydrant
- Synonym: borne d’incendie
Further reading
- “hydrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Borrowed from American English hydrant.
Pronunciation
Noun
hydrant m inan
- (firefighting) hydrant, fire hydrant (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)
Declension
Declension of hydrant
Further reading
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