how to pronounce hydrant

/ˈhaɪdɹənt/

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hydrant is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hydrant in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… telephone pole a fire hydrant anything …”

meaning of hydrant

A hydrant is a device that is used to control the flow of water.

hydrant frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hydrant occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.