Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fireplug

/ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: fire-plug
IPA: /ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire hydrant.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

fireplugs (plural)

Synonyms

fire hydrant plug

Questions

How do you pronounce fireplug?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/.
What does fireplug mean?: A fire hydrant.
Where does fireplug come from?: 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.

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