Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for connecting the supply-pipe of a fire-engine with a water-main in case of fire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk for convenience in suppressing fires in towns.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fire hydrant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Etymologies
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Examples
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He is most known for being a "fireplug" - a short, stocky guy who just doesn't get pushed around.
Rocky Top Talk 2009
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Thomas Lincoln, on the other hand was more like a "fireplug," Price said.
Opening Arguments 2009
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“Mick” to his friends, and “Mickey” when Regan was in an expansive mood, Lowe was short and muscular, the effect of habitual weight training that had caused one observer to describe him as “a squared-off fireplug of a guy.”
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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In one of his columns, the urbane Noël Coward is introduced by the columnist to "Two-Ton" Tony Galento, the fireplug Jersey heavyweight who once knocked down Joe Louis.
Before Gossip Was Gawkerfied Edward Kosner 2011
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Their phone conversations and e-mail correspondence had been lively and animated, but in person the guy had about as much personality as a fireplug.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Their phone conversations and e-mail correspondence had been lively and animated, but in person the guy had about as much personality as a fireplug.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Foster is a sophomore who converted from defensive end while Spence, a redshirt freshman, is a 6-foot-1, 305-pound fireplug that's almost immovable.
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Stann is unequivocally strong, though he's also unequivocally robotic as good as awkward, which creates me consider the fireplug of the male similar to Wallace can get in upon his hips as good as hit him over.
MMA Ratings: Fight Picks and Predictions for TUF 10 Finale: More Kimbo admin 2009
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In one of his columns, the urbane Noël Coward is introduced by the columnist to "Two-Ton" Tony Galento, the fireplug Jersey heavyweight who once knocked down Joe Louis.
Before Gossip Was Gawkerfied Edward Kosner 2011
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Stann is unequivocally strong, though he's also unequivocally robotic as good as awkward, which creates me consider the fireplug of the male similar to Wallace can get in upon his hips as good as hit him over.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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