DRY HYDRANTS

Meaning of DRY HYDRANTS in English

A siphon buried beneath the water line that enables fire crews to draw, or "draft" water from ponds or other bodies of water located nearby. Such devices are used in more remote locations and are typically used only for interim purposes until a more consistent supply may be obtained to fight a fire.

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DRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=dry cleaning">dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Английский словарь Британика
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er -ī(ə)r, -īə ; dri·est also dry·est -īə̇st) Etymology: Middle English drie, dry, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — ( a. ) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — — dryable , adj. — dryly , adv. — dryness , n. /druy/ , adj., drier, driest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er ˈdrī(-ə)r ; dri·est also dry·est ˈdrī-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRY — superl of the eyes: not shedding tears. 2. dry ·superl of persons: thirsty; needing drink. 3. dry ·vi to shrivel …
Webster English vocab
DRY — [dry] adj dri.er also dry.er ; dri.est also dry.est [ME, fr. OE dryge; akin to OHG truckan dry, OE dreahnian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRY — dry BrE AmE draɪ ▷ dried draɪd ▷ drier, dryer ˈdra ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈdraɪ‿ ə r ▷ dries …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRY — / draɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( drier , dri·est ) NOT WET 1. not wet, damp …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — I. dry 1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRY — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1. free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Oxford English vocab
DRY — ( drier, or dryer, driest, dries, drying, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — (drier, or ~er, driest, dries, ~ing, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DRY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dry cough (= one that does not produce any liquid ) a dry/wet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — adj. dry lake dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DRY — Synonyms and related words : Rabelaisian, Saharan, Spartan, WCTU, acarpous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acid, acidulous, air-dry, anhydrate, anhydrous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — INDEX: 1. not wet 2. when there is not much rain 3. to become dry 4. to make something dry …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRY — adj. 25B6; adjective the dry desert : ARID, parched, droughty, scorched, baked; waterless, moistureless, rainless; dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — adj. 1 dehydrated, desiccated, arid, sear, parched, waterless, moistureless; barren, bare, fruitless With no rain for a month, the dry …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRY — dry.ogg 1. draı n 1. 1> сушь; засуха 2> сухая погода 3> сухость 2. суша 3. ( pl drys draız …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRY — 1. draı n 1. 1> сушь; засуха 2> сухая погода 3> сухость 2. суша 3. ( pl drys draız ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRY — 1. _a. 1> сухой - dry cough - dry bread - dry masonry - dry cell - dry battery 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DRY — 1. a. 1. сухой - dry cough - dry bread - dry masonry - dry cell - dry battery 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRY — 1. _a. 1> сухой; dry cough сухой кашель; dry bread а> хлеб без масла; б> засохший хлеб; dry masonry _стр. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DRY — dry n AmE infml Do you know even one dry? Ты знаешь хоть одного трезвенника? dry adj infml 1. She's …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
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BONNET — I. ˈbänə̇t, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet, bonnet, from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ISOGONISM — (n.) The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.
Английский словарь Webster
HYDROTHECA — (n.) One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect the hydrants. See Illust. of Hydroidea, and Campanularian.
Английский словарь Webster
ISOGONISM — ( n. ) The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYDROTHECA — ( n. ) One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect the hydrants. See Illust. of Hydroidea, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISOGONISM — noun the quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydrants; said of certain hydroids.
Webster English vocab
HYDROTHECA — noun one of the calicles which, in some hydroidea (thecaphora), protect the hydrants. ·see ·illust. of hydroidea, and campanularian.
Webster English vocab
PLACEMENT — place ‧ ment /ˈpleɪsmənt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HYDRANT — ( hydrants) see fire hydrant
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE HYDRANT — also fire-hydrant ( fire hydrants) A fire hydrant is a pipe in the street from which fire fighters can obtain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOODEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brick/stone/wooden building ▪ The farmhouse is a long stone building about a century old. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HYDRANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fire hydrant COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN fire ▪ Enter the hardware shop and buy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLUSHING — A method used to clean water distribution lines. Hydrants are opened and water with a high velocity flows through the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HIGH-LINE JUMPERS — Pipes or hoses connected to fire hydrants and laid on top of the ground to provide emergency water service for …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HYDRANT MAINTENANCE/REPAIR PROGRAM — This program requires random audits by Fire Department personnel, minimizing the frequency of testing and exercising of the Utilitys fire …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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