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Definition of Hydrant
1. Noun. A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask.
Generic synonyms: Faucet, Spigot, Plumbing Fixture
Derivative terms: Tapster
2. Noun. A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks.
Definition of Hydrant
1. n. A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.
Definition of Hydrant
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hydrant
1. an outlet from a water main [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrant
Literary usage of Hydrant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"and with a cylinder valve and a waste water valve connected and operated in
combination substantially as herein specified. Wie hydrant or ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach (1912)
"The corn- operation of the hydrant is as follows: In clps- pression hydrant with
gate opening against the ing, the gate is moved downward by the action ..."
3. Public Utility Rates: A Discussion of the Principles and Practice Underlying by Harry Barker (1917)
"The Delusions of " hydrant Rentals." — Not only is the use of the term ...
The costs of fire protection, figured on the hydrant basis are of service for ..."
4. Hydraulics and Its Applications by Arnold Hartley Gibson (1908)
"By itself, the water in the power main is of insufficient volume to have any
appreciable effect on a fire, but when used with an injector hydrant in ..."
5. United States Reports, Supreme Court: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the by United States Supreme Court, William T. Otto (1903)
"Of course, the case must fit the hydrant snugly enough to keep out the influx of
cold air above, and of dirt below; but not so tight as to prevent the ..."
6. Water-supply Engineering; the Designing, Construction, and Maintenance of by Amory Prescott Folwell (1899)
"If the soil is any but the hardest, the hydrant should be set upon a large flat
stone to prevent it from settling into the ground when FIG. 77. ..."
7. Annual Report by Buffalo (N.Y.). Water Bureau (1875)
"57 i Brown top to hydrant. 6867 i Seneca Falls top to hydrant. ... 4 i Double
Hayes hydrant. 2 i Philadelphia hydrant. 2 4 Holly hydrant cases. ..."
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