Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
Recent Examples on the Web
An area of Dixie Highway near the intersection of Hill Street is closed following a water main break in the Algonquin neighborhood, according to Louisville Water.
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Those conditions include sewage backups, water main breaks, poor infrastructure and refusal to make repairs.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
In Memphis, officials told residents to boil drinking water starting Friday after the cold weather caused many water mains to break causing water pressure to drop.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
About a month ago, a water main near his parents' home burst.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Lead pipes were often used to connect homes to the water main before they were banned in 1986.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Public Works oversaw the replacement of an additional 2,900 feet of old concrete water main with new piping.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
What to know about water main breaks, power outages around Louisville
One of Louisville's popular attractions had to turn patrons away Sunday because of a water main break.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2024
But a water main broke at Pechanga Arena last Friday, flooding the bottom level and covering the ice.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Those conditions include sewage backups, water main breaks, poor infrastructure and refusal to make repairs.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
In Memphis, officials told residents to boil drinking water starting Friday after the cold weather caused many water mains to break causing water pressure to drop.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
About a month ago, a water main near his parents' home burst.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Lead pipes were often used to connect homes to the water main before they were banned in 1986.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Public Works oversaw the replacement of an additional 2,900 feet of old concrete water main with new piping.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
What to know about water main breaks, power outages around Louisville
One of Louisville's popular attractions had to turn patrons away Sunday because of a water main break.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2024
But a water main broke at Pechanga Arena last Friday, flooding the bottom level and covering the ice.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1776, in the meaning defined above
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