fire hydrant

fire hydrant
    n 1: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a
         fire [syn: {fireplug}, {fire hydrant}, {plug}]
    

fire hydrant \fire hydrant\ n.
   an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to
   use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals
   at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in
   suppressing fires in towns.

   Syn: fireplug, plug.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
    

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "fire hydrant":
      Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
      carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
      extinguisher, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fireplug,
      foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, hydrant, ladder pipe,
      plug, pumper, snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head,
      sprinkler system, super-pumper, water, water cannon, water plug,
      wet blanket