water main en · NOUN
Meanings
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The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.
Helpston: Removal and replacement of rails on the main line; also the erection of a gantry to carry a water main across the railway.
1960 June, “Talking of Trains: Sunday on the G.N. line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 322:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| water mains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
gv ard-phiob ushtey (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · de Wasserversorgungshauptleitung (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · de Wasserhauptversorgungsleitung (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · fr tuyau (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · bg главен водопровод (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · fi vedenjakelun runkojohto (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · ga príomhphíobán uisce (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery) · sq ujësjellës (principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery)