hydrants
Curbside water sources
Hydrants are outlets in a water-supply system, typically the upright pipes with valves found along streets for firefighters to connect hoses: The car was towed for parking in front of a hydrant.
Fire hydrants are the familiar red or yellow fixtures; other hydrants provide water for street cleaning or irrigation.
Flexible fluid conduit
- water pressureForce exerted by liquid
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- pumper truckFirefighting vehicle with hoses
connection · valve · flow rate · emergency · standpipe · municipal water · fire suppression · red paint
Principal urban pipe
- municipalOf city government
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
maintenance · inspection · flushing · city · public works · winterization · installation · permits
Releasing fluid waste
- markingIndicating with symbols
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- scentAirborne odor detected
- sniffingInhaling through the nose
lamppost · dog walking · leash · pet · canine · sidewalk · neighborhood · spray
Paved pedestrian pathway
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- parking restrictionRule limiting vehicle stops
- no parkingProhibited vehicle standing area
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
streetscape · pedestrian · neighborhood · city block · urban planning · visibility · clearance · signage
hose
Flexible fluid conduit
- water pressureForce exerted by liquid
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
pumper truck · connection · valve · flow rate · emergency · standpipe · municipal water · fire suppression · red paint · curb
water main
Principal urban pipe
- municipalOf city government
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
utility · maintenance · inspection · flushing · city · public works · winterization · installation · permits · spacing
urination
Releasing fluid waste
sniffing · lamppost · dog walking · leash · pet · canine · sidewalk · neighborhood · spray · cartoon
sidewalk
Paved pedestrian pathway
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- parking restrictionRule limiting vehicle stops
- no parkingProhibited vehicle standing area
bollard · streetscape · pedestrian · neighborhood · city block · urban planning · visibility · clearance · signage · traffic
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- fire stationsfirehouse, fire engines, fire hall, fire trucks, engine house
- Water Engineeringdams, levees, canals, aqueducts, spillways
- water accessclean water, dock, boat ramp, pier, safe water
- NYC Waterwater tunnels, watershed protection, treatment facilities, chlorination, fluoridation
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
hydrantsdrains
Pipes removing wastewater
storm drains · sewers · plugs · caps · valves
hydrantsfire starters
Materials for igniting flames
accelerants · kindling · incendiaries · flamethrowers · matches
- fire hydrantStreet water outlet