hydrant

n.

A fire hydrant.

1. An apparatus for drawing water directly from a main; consists of a hollow metal cylinder provided with one or more nozzles to which a hose may be attached, or with a valve or faucet, used for supplying large quantities of water.
2. See fire hydrant.

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IN BRIEF: A closed pipe at a street curb, with a spout that can be opened up so as to draw water from a main waterline.

Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. — Robert Frost (1874-1963)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brandhane

Nederlands (Dutch)
brandkraan

Français (French)
n. - (gén) prise d'eau, bouche d'incendie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hydrant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πυροσβεστικός) κρουνός, στόμιο υδροληψίας

Italiano (Italian)
idrante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - válvula (m) de incêndio, hidrante (m)

Русский (Russian)
гидрант

Español (Spanish)
n. - boca de riego, boca de agua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vattenpost

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
给水栓, 消防栓, 水龙头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 給水栓, 消防栓, 水龍頭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소화전, 수도전

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 消火栓, 水道栓, 給水栓

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خرطوم ماء لاطفاء الحريق, حنفيه, صنبور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברז-שריפה‬

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