fireplug
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fire + plug, referring to the system used prior to fire hydrants, in which a large plug was placed into a hole in the water main, then covered with a barrel. The plug was removed when water was needed.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fireplug (plural fireplugs)
- A fire hydrant.
- 1976, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 1, in Slapstick, Delacorte Press, page 22:
- She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.
Translations
[edit]A fire hydrant — see fire hydrant