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fireplug
fire·plug
/
ˈfaɪərˌplʌg
/
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fahy
uh
r
-pluhg
]
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noun
fire hydrant
.
Origin:
1705–15;
fire
+
plug
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fireplug
(ˈfaɪəˌplʌɡ)
—
n
another name (esp US and NZ) for
fire hydrant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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