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fireplug

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/Part of speech nounSorted efgilpruStarts with FEnds with G0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.

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