water main

noun

: a pipe or conduit for conveying water

Examples of water main in a Sentence

The water main burst and flooded the street.

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Instructions and locations for fire extinguishers, thermostats, the home security system (including how to contact the monitoring company), circuit breakers, appliances, and the water main valve. —

Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024 This is required during any water main replacements that often occur during a road reconstruction project. —

Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024 Wednesday’s chaos began when a 12-inch water main installed in 1951 burst around 1:50 p.m., flooding the street and the subway tracks beneath it. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024 All southbound lanes of the U.S. 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles were closed at Mission Road on Wednesday morning after a water main broke and flooded the highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. —

Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water main