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hy⋅drant

  [hahy-druhnt]
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–noun
1. an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, esp. for fighting fires.
2. a water faucet.
Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; hydr- 1 + -ant
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hy·drant   (hī'drənt)   
n.  A fire hydrant.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hydrant 
1806, coined in Amer.Eng. from Gk. hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + -ant, prp. ending of L. verbs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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