Meanings
plural fireplugs
- A fire hydrant.
She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.
1976, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 1, in Slapstick, Delacorte Press, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From fire + plug, referring to the system used prior to fire hydrants, in which a large plug was placed into a hole in the water main, then covered with a barrel. The plug was removed when water was needed.
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fireplug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireplug
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