0 a large pipe in the street that firefighters can get water from to use to stop fires from burning --
1 a vertical pipe in the street from which FIREFIGHTERS get water to stop a fire --
Rooney leaves to chase down his car, which is being towed for parking in front of a fire hydrant.
Portable turbine meters may be temporarily installed to measure water used from a fire hydrant.
This could be an oil well or fire hydrant.
With 350 litres of water carried on-board this allows several minutes active use, even without connection to a fire hydrant.
Teenagers open a fire hydrant for respite from the heat, flooding a passerby's car, and police officers intervene.
Specialized flushing hydrants are often smaller and less expensive than a fire hydrant to reduce cost where fire fighting use is not needed or practical.
Firefighters battled the flames for almost ten hours, but were hampered with water supply issues stemming from the nearest fire hydrant being over 3000ft away.
A fire hydrant serves a public purpose and not one limited to the needs of a particular water undertaker's customers or the requisitioner.
