(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:14:18

Hy"drant (?), n. [Gr. to irrigate, fr. "y`dwr water. See Hydra.]

A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.

 

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