Sentence examples for fire plug from inspiring English sources
leaving a fire plug running to supply it with water, etc.
In his five-panel arrangement, Mike Wallace, the television journalist, included one that bore an image of a fire plug and another showing a photograph of an Indian brave.
Is it an original New York word? A. No. "Fire-plug," meaning a device connecting a water main with firefighting equipment, was used in London as early as 1713, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Both Scott and Zelda were bad drivers; in 1920 she wrote genially to Scott's old Princeton friend Lud Fowler that she had "ruined" their car "because I drove it over a fire-plug and completely de-intestined it".
When the gun fired, the plug drove forward and caused the bullet to expand and engage the rifle grooves.
It continues to fire the plugs when they are fouled by carbon or other deposits or when the spark gap has widened because of erosion of the points.
The two downward firing mushrooms plug into the sub via CAT-5 cables.
Plug That Fire Q.The word "fireplug," often used by New Yorkers for fire hydrant, has always sounded odd to me.
Then I heard an M16 on full automatic, starting to go through clips, a second to fire, three to plug in a fresh clip, and I saw a man out there, doing it.
UL is the not-for-profit that makes sure your fridge won't catch on fire when you plug it in.
