gas main

American  

noun

1. a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.

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gas main British  

noun

1. a large pipeline in which gas is carried for distribution through smaller pipes to consumers

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Etymology

Origin of gas main

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Residents took shelter in a Warwickshire pub after a car pursued by police crashed and burst a gas main.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

The Luhansk Information Center said one of the blasts was in a natural gas main and cited witnesses as saying the other was at a vehicle service station.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Federal investigators found a crack in a Con Edison gas main near the site and a separation between that main and a smaller pipe.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2019

First responders thought they were dealing with a car bombing or gas main rupture, said Paul Delacourt, the FBI's assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles office.

From Fox News • Mar. 4, 2019

He accidentally hit a gas main that had ruptured during the earthquake.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan