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fireplug

/ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/

fireplug noun: a fire hydrant.

fireplug: a fire hydrant
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Noun

fireplug (plural fireplugs)

  1. A fire hydrant.
    • She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.1976, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 1, in Slapstick, Delacorte Press, page 22

Forms of fireplug

pluralfireplugs

Origin of fireplug

From 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.

Questions about fireplug

What does fireplug mean?
Fireplug means a fire hydrant.
What part of speech is fireplug?
Fireplug is a noun.
How do you pronounce fireplug?
Fireplug is pronounced /ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/.
What is the plural of fireplug?
The plural of fireplug is fireplugs.

Words near fireplug in the dictionary

  1. fireplant
  2. fireplants
  3. fireplay
  4. fireplow
  5. fireplows
  6. fireplug
  7. fireplugs
  8. firepole
  9. firepoles
  10. fireport
  11. fireports

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