mains en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /meɪnz/ (UK)
Meanings
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(UK, uncountable) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.
We don't have mains power out here, only a generator.
mains electricity, mains voltage
I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
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(form-of, plural) plural of main
form of main
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(UK, uncountable) A large-scale network or grid supplying any of various other services, such as water, gas or sewerage, to properties.
The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply.
We have gas heating, but it's bottled gas, not mains gas.
- (uncountable) The main course of a meal.
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Translations (9)
fi verkko (domestic electrical supply) · fi vesijohtoverkko (pipes of a centralized water supply) · fi sähköt (domestic electrical supply) · fi vesijohdot (pipes of a centralized water supply) · hu hálózat (domestic electrical supply) · pl sieć (domestic electrical supply) · de Stromnetz (domestic electrical supply) · fi seinä (domestic electrical supply) · hu hálózati áram (domestic electrical supply)