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  • 11fireplug — noun (C) AmE a fire hydrant …

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  • 12fireplug — fire•plug [[t]ˈfaɪərˌplʌg[/t]] n. fire hydrant • Etymology: 1705–15 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13fireplug — /ˈfaɪəplʌg/ (say fuyuhplug) noun Chiefly US → fire hydrant …

  • 14fireplug — noun an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire • Syn: ↑fire hydrant, ↑plug • Hypernyms: ↑hydrant …

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  • 15List of baseball jargon (F) — Fall Classic:The World Series the championship series of Major League Baseball, in which the champion of the American League faces off against the champion of the National League. Typically, this series takes place in October, so playing in… …

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  • 16FP — abbr. freezing point. * * * abbreviation 1. field punishment 2. fine paper 3. fireplace 4. fireplug 5. flash point 6. floating policy 7. foot pound 8. [Italian …

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  • 17water plug — noun : fireplug * * * a fireplug; hydrant …

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  • 18fire hydrant — 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, spaced for convenience in suppressing fires in towns. Syn: fireplug, plug. [WordNet… …

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  • 19hydrant — noun Date: 1806 1. a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires) called also fireplug 2. faucet …

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  • 20plug — I. noun Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug Date: 1606 1. a. a piece used to fill a hole ; stopper b. an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper 2. a flat compressed cake of… …

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