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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This new neighborhood also addressed critical infrastructure upgrades for Queens’ future such as new streets, signage, sidewalks, curbs, trees and lights installed alongside water mains, hydrants, sewers and utilities. —Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026

City officials use multiple factors when deciding which portions of the system’s roughly 166 miles of water mains are replaced each year, with break history being only one consideration. —Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

More water main breaks are popping up in Berkley. —Jack Springgate, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

The Taopiaopiao release centers on an underperforming local police unit that fabricates minor cases to pad its record, only to uncover a genuine criminal conspiracy after a burst water main exposes a gang of tomb raiders posing as repair workers. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water main

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• gethsemane
• halothane
• hurricane