Fireplug

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  fireplug \fireplug\ n.
     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.
  


     Syn: fire hydrant, plug.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fireplug
       n : an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a
           fire [syn: {fire hydrant}, {plug}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "fireplug":
     Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
     carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
     extinguisher, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fire hydrant,
     foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, hydrant, ladder pipe,
     plug, pumper, snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head,
     sprinkler system, super-pumper, water, water cannon, water plug,
     wet blanket