3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hydrant n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {tap}, {spigot}] 2: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 37 Moby Thesaurus words for "hydrant": Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, cock, deck gun, deluge set, extinguisher, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fire hydrant, fireplug, foam, foam extinguisher, gate, hook-and-ladder, ladder pipe, petcock, plug, pumper, snorkel, soda, spigot, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkler system, stopcock, super-pumper, tap, valve, water, water cannon, water plug, wet blanket
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