| 词汇 | fire-hydrant |
| 释义 | fire hydrant noun[ C ] uk /ˈfaɪə ˌhaɪ.drənt/ us /ˈfaɪr ˌhaɪ.drənt/(US alsofire plug) a large pipe in the street that firefighters can get water from to use to stop fires from burning消防栓;消防龙头 fotosav/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Fire service beat beat something out extinguish extinguisher fire alarm fire blanket fire department fire drill fire engine fire marshal fire truck firebreak firehouse fireman fireplug firetrail firetrap flameproof quench tender He gets to the fire hydrant first and sits there panting until the Firemen come up to attach the hose and turn on the water. More than eighteen miles of service pipe are now in use, and there are over two hundred fire hydrants at various points. The shops and yards are equipped throughout with fire hydrants and fire plugs, hose and fire extinguishers. There's a fire hydrant there. Wet down decks! and the washers sprang for the coils of hose attached to the fire hydrants. fire hydrant | American Dictionaryfire hydrant noun[ C ] us/ˈfɑɪər ˌhɑɪ·drənt/ a vertical pipe in the street from which FIREFIGHTERS get water to stop a fire Examples of fire hydrantfire hydrant Kaupas stand-out performance in the film was a new trick where he ollied up onto a firehydrant and performed a 720 degree spin on top of it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Water used by the water blasters came from the drinking water distribution system through fire hydrants. The first is the question of the payment for keeping the fire hydrants in good working order and replacing them when necessary, and the second is the question of development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, there are almost no imaginable circumstances in which a firehydrant would be disconnected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When there was a fire in my locality, it took firemen about an hour to find the firehydrant and it proved to be useless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An undertaker is required to allow water to be taken for extinguishing fires from any of its pipes to which a firehydrant is fixed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A firehydrant serves a public emergency purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A firehydrant serves a public purpose and not one limited to the needs of a particular water undertaker's customers or the requisitioner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Firefighters battled the flames for almost ten hours, but were hampered with water supply issues stemming from the nearest firehydrant being over 3000ft away. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Specialized flushing hydrants are often smaller and less expensive than a firehydrant to reduce cost where fire fighting use is not needed or practical. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Teenagers open a firehydrant for respite from the heat, flooding a passerby's car, and police officers intervene. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With 350 litres of water carried on-board this allows several minutes active use, even without connection to a firehydrant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This could be an oil well or firehydrant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Portable turbine meters may be temporarily installed to measure water used from a firehydrant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rooney leaves to chase down his car, which is being towed for parking in front of a firehydrant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of fire hydrant These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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