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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What To Know The 30-inch water main break occurred near Hinchliffe Stadium, and left residents in the region with low water pressure or no water at all, according to CBS News. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 Residents of Paterson, N.J., lined up for showers and port-a-potties for a third day Sunday, as repairs on a broken water main turned out to be more complex than officials expected. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025 Ziegler all water was restored to the areas affected by the previous water main breaks by Sunday evening. Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025 The intersection of Seventh and Missouri avenues in Phoenix was shut down for hours due to a water main break, according to the Phoenix Water Services Department. Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for water main

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water main was in 1776

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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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