Meanings
nounfire hydrant (plural fire hydrants)
plural fire hydrants
- firefightingA device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic صُنْبُور حَرِيق, صُنْبُور اِطْفَاء حَرِيق
- صُنْبُور حَرِيق (ṣunbūr ḥarīq)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- صُنْبُور اِطْفَاء حَرِيق (ṣunbūr iṭfāʔ ḥarīq)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Bulgarian пожа́рен кран, хидра́нт
- пожа́рен кран (požáren kran)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- хидра́нт (hidránt)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Catalan hidrant
- hidranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Chinese Mandarin 消防栓, 消火栓
- 消防栓 (xiāofángshuān)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- 消火栓 (xiāohuǒshuān)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- 街井 (jiējǐng)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- 消防龍頭 /消防龙头 (xiāofáng lóngtóu)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Czech požární hydrant, hydrant
- požární hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Danish brandhane
- brandhanea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Dutch brandkraan, hydrant
- brandkraana device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Esperanto hidranto
- hidrantoa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Estonian tuletõrjehüdrant
- tuletõrjehüdranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Finnish paloposti
- palopostia device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
French borne d'incendie, bouche d'incendie
- borne d'incendiea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- bouche d'incendiea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- borne hydrantea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- borne-fontainea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- poteau d'incendiea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
German Hydrant, Feuerhahn
- Hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- Feuerhahna device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Greek στόμιο υδροληψίας
- στόμιο υδροληψίας (stómio ydrolipsías)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Hungarian tűzcsap
- tűzcsapa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Icelandic brunahani
- brunahania device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Indonesian hidran
- hidrana device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Irish hiodrant dóiteáin, coca dóiteáin
- hiodrant dóiteáina device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- coca dóiteáina device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Italian idrante
- idrantea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Japanese 消火栓
- 消火栓 (shōkasen)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Korean 소화전
- 소화전 (sohwajeon)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Latvian ugunsdzēsības hidrants
- ugunsdzēsības hidrantsa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Lithuanian gaisrinis hidrantas
- gaisrinis hidrantasa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Malay pili bomba
- pili bombaa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Norwegian Bokmål hydrant
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Polish hydrant
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Portuguese boca de incêndio, hidrante
- boca de incêndioa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- hidrantea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Romanian gură de incendiu, hidrant
- gură de incendiua device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- hidranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Russian пожа́рный гидра́нт, гидра́нт
- пожа́рный гидра́нт (požárnyj gidránt)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- гидра́нт (gidránt)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Slovak hydrant, požiarny hydrant
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- požiarny hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Spanish hidrante, boca de incendio
- hidrantea device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- boca de incendioa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Swedish brandpost
- brandposta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Tagalog boka-insendiyo, bokaysendiyo
- boka-insendiyoa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- bokaysendiyoa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Thai หัวดับเพลิง
- หัวดับเพลิง (hǔua-dàp-pləəng)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Turkish yangın musluğu
- yangın musluğua device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Ukrainian поже́жний гідра́нт, гідра́нт
- поже́жний гідра́нт (požéžnyj hidránt)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- гідра́нт (hidránt)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Vietnamese trụ cứu hỏa, trụ chữa cháy
- trụ cứu hỏaa device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- trụ chữa cháya device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Welsh hydrant
- hydranta device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Yiddish הידראַנט, לעשפּלומפּ
- הידראַנט (hidrant)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
- לעשפּלומפּ (leshplump)a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main
Cite this entry
APA
fire hydrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20hydrant
MLA
“fire hydrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20hydrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire hydrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20hydrant.
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