# fireplug

Pronunciation: US say "FY-ur-plug" /ˈfaɪɚˌplʌɡ/; UK say "FY-uh-plug" /ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/

## Noun

1. A street-side water outlet connected to the water main, used by firefighters to supply their hoses.
   - Simple: A short, thick pipe in the street where firefighters connect hoses to get water.
   - _A car skidded off the road and snapped the fireplug, sending water high into the air._
   - _City crews inspect the fireplugs each spring to make sure they still work._

## Origin

From fire + plug, referring to the system used before fire hydrants, in which a large plug was placed into a hole in the water main and covered with a barrel; the plug was removed when water was needed.

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