HYDRANT
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)
Meaning:
A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hydrant; water faucet; water tap; 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)
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)
