fireplug/ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/EtymologyFrom 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.fireplug means A fire hydrant. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA fire hydrant.“She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.”