water main

noun

1. a main pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water.

water main

noun

1. a principal supply pipe in an arrangement of pipes for distributing water

Word History and Origins

Origin of water main¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Officials said the hole was probably caused by a water main break.

From Washington Post

Students were evacuated off a school bus Wednesday morning after it got stuck in a small sink hole from a water main break in Montgomery County.

From Washington Post

The northbound lanes of the Third Street Tunnel in Washington reopened Wednesday but the southbound lanes remain closed as crews work to fix a water main break.

From Washington Post

Some have envisioned deadly attacks in which hackers blow up power plants or poison water mains.

From Quartz

Crews worked Tuesday morning to fix a 16-inch water main break in Laurel, utility officials said.

From Washington Post

Non-naturally occurring sinkholes can form because of water main breaks, sewer collapses, or even abandoned mines.

From The Daily Beast

If the head in the water main is constant, then a definite quantity of water would be delivered in a given time.

From Project Gutenberg

Where fire hydrants are provided, the size of the water main should not be below four inches.

From Project Gutenberg

He had been sent to write up a butcher shop that had been flooded from a broken water main.

From Project Gutenberg

It is best not to take the water direct from the water-main, but from a cistern about fifteen feet above the nozzle.

From Project Gutenberg

If an excessive pressure is obtained in the boiler, it is relieved in the water main.

From Project Gutenberg

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