water main
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of water main
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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He had equipped his family’s ocean-view house with a firefighting system, installing a pipe from the water main to his rooftop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Thousands of people have been affected by a burst water main in Broughton, with residents helping deliver bottled water to others, and long queues reported at water stations.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
The rest, he claimed, had pressure from the water main.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
The company added that its crews were working on repairs, but the work was "difficult and dangerous" because the burst water main was two-and-a-half metres underneath the river bed.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
What she doesn’t know is that a water main burst just a few minutes ago next to her building.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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