HYDRANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrant mean? 

• HYDRANT (noun)
  The noun HYDRANT has 2 senses:

1. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

2. a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

  Familiarity information: HYDRANT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDRANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hydrant; tap; water faucet; water tap

Hypernyms ("hydrant" is a kind of...):

faucet; spigot (a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)

plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hydrant" is a kind of...):

discharge pipe (a pipe through which fluids can be discharged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydrant"):

fire hydrant; fireplug; plug (an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)