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hydrant vs fire hydrant

fire hydrant vs hydrant

hydrant and fire hydrant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hydrant Yes No No No
fire hydrant Yes No No No
As nouns, fire hydrant is a hyponym of hydrant; that is, fire hydrant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hydrant:
  • hydrant: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
  • fire hydrant: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Other hyponyms of hydrant include fireplug, plug.
hydrant (noun) fire hydrant (noun)
a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Difference between hydrant and fire hydrant

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