fireplug
Curbside water source
A fireplug is a hydrant—a pipe with a valve providing access to the water main for firefighting.
The term is more common in American English than British.
Informally, fireplug describes a short, stocky, solidly built person: He was a fireplug of a man, barely five-six but built like a barrel.
Street-side water outlet
- standpipeVertical pipe for water supply
- connectionA joining or relation
- valveFluid flow controller
- capCovering for top
nozzle · wrench · flange · bolted · cast-iron · pumper · coupling · outlet
Short and solidly built
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- shortOf limited extent
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- barrel-chestedHaving expansive ribcage
compact · thickset · bulldog · sturdy · solid · heavyset · muscular · low-slung
Flexible fluid conduit
- engineMachine producing motion
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- flameBurning gas made visible
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
blaze · pumper · ladder · rescue · spray · dousing · hook-up · emergency
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- municipalOf city government
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
maintenance · inspection · meter · underground · zoning · mapping · GIS
hydrant
Street-side water outlet
- standpipeVertical pipe for water supply
- connectionA joining or relation
- valveFluid flow controller
cap · nozzle · wrench · flange · bolted · cast-iron · pumper · coupling · outlet · spout
stocky
Short and solidly built
barrel-chested · compact · thickset · bulldog · sturdy · solid · heavyset · muscular · low-slung · burly
hose
Flexible fluid conduit
- engineMachine producing motion
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- flameBurning gas made visible
smoke · blaze · pumper · ladder · rescue · spray · dousing · hook-up · emergency · tanker
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- municipalOf city government
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
grid · maintenance · inspection · meter · underground · zoning · mapping · GIS
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- stocky buildstocky, squat, sturdy, thickset, heavyset