Fireplug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪɚplʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪəplʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪəplʌɡ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɚplʌɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fire hydrant plug

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feuerstecker

ein aufrecht stehender Hydrant zum Entnehmen von Wasser zur Brandbekämpfung

🇫🇷French

bougie d'allumage

une bouche d'incendie verticale pour puiser de l'eau à utiliser pour lutter contre un incendie

🇪🇸Spanish

bujía

Un hidrante vertical para extraer agua y utilizarla en la extinción de incendios.

🇮🇹Italian

ignifugo

un idrante verticale per attingere acqua da utilizzare per combattere un incendio

🇳🇱Dutch

vuurplug

een rechtopstaande brandkraan om water aan te zuigen om te gebruiken bij het bestrijden van brand

🇵🇹Portuguese

tampão de fogo

um hidrante vertical para tirar água para usar no combate a um incêndio

🇷🇺Russian

пожарный кран

вертикальный гидрант для забора воды для тушения пожара

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फायरप्लग

आग से लड़ने के लिए पानी खींचने के लिए एक सीधा हाइड्रेंट

🇧🇩Bengali

ফায়ারপ্লাগ

আগুনের সাথে লড়াই করার জন্য জল তোলার জন্য একটি খাড়া হাইড্রেন্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

தீக்குச்சி

நெருப்பை எதிர்த்துப் போராடுவதற்கு தண்ணீர் எடுப்பதற்கு ஒரு நேர்மையான ஹைட்ரண்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్నిగుండం

అగ్నితో పోరాడటానికి నీటిని గీయడానికి నిటారుగా ఉండే హైడ్రెంట్

🇮🇳Marathi

फायरप्लग

आग विझवण्यासाठी वापरण्यासाठी पाणी काढण्यासाठी एक सरळ हायड्रंट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાયરપ્લગ

આગ સામે લડવામાં વાપરવા માટે પાણી ખેંચવા માટે એક સીધો હાઇડ્રેન્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗ್ನಿಶಾಮಕ

ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಹೋರಾಡಲು ನೀರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯಲು ನೇರವಾದ ಹೈಡ್ರಂಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫയർപ്ലഗ്

തീയെ ചെറുക്കുന്നതിന് വെള്ളം കോരുന്നതിനുള്ള നേരായ ഹൈഡ്രൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਇਰ ਪਲੱਗ

ਅੱਗ ਨਾਲ ਲੜਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਣ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਕੱਢਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਹਾਈਡ੍ਰੈਂਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائر پلگ

آگ سے لڑنے کے لیے پانی نکالنے کے لیے ایک سیدھا ہائیڈرنٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

火塞

一种直立的消防栓，用于汲水灭火

🇯🇵Japanese

消火栓

消火に使用する水を汲むための直立消火栓

🇰🇷Korean

소화전

화재 진압에 사용하기 위해 물을 길어 올리는 직립형 소화전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phích cắm lửa

một vòi nước thẳng đứng để lấy nước dùng chữa cháy

🇹🇭Thai

ปลั๊กไฟ

หัวจ่ายน้ำตั้งตรงสำหรับตักน้ำเพื่อใช้ดับไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keran kebakaran

hidran tegak untuk mengambil air untuk digunakan dalam memadamkan api

🇲🇾Malay

sumbat api

pili air tegak untuk menarik air untuk digunakan dalam memadam kebakaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.fireplug

صنبور عمودي لسحب المياه لاستخدامها في مكافحة الحريق

🇮🇷Persian

فشنگ

شیر آب عمودی برای کشیدن آب برای استفاده در اطفای حریق

🇹🇷Turkish

yangın tıkacı

yangınla mücadelede kullanılmak üzere su çekmek için dik bir musluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

כבל אש

ברז זקוף לשאיבת מים לשימוש בלחימה בשריפה

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The primary meaning of 'fireplug' is 'an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire'.

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