hydrant
noun/ˈhaɪdɹənt/
Etymology An irregular formation: hydr- + -ant, originally US English. By surface analysis, hydrate + -ant.
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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.
- 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.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:
- Derived terms
- dehydrant, dry hydrant, fire hydrant