fireplug

English edit

Fireplug in New Orleans, c. 1900

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

IPA^(key): /faɪ(ə)plʌɡ/
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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

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