1.
[syn: water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant]
2. a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydrant \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hydrant
n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: water
faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant]
2: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be
drawn from the mains of waterworks