main
38
4.2
- noun
- /meɪn/
- Specialized
- - Water main doesn't run through here.
- water main
- break a water main
- force main
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Watch on YouTubeSo we turned off the, the main's cold water supply.
- So we turned off the, the main's cold water supply.
- Sometimes they only have one main running down the street.
Examples
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So we're putting the main lines in for the front.
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Replacement of the entire main was shown to be cost-prohibitive compared to the other methods.
Academic text (1998) -
Sometimes they only have one main running down the street.
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The bathroom was near the doors, the main doors after this little corridor.
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So let's move this pump to the main power supply.
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Large water pipes and electrical mains run across the ceiling.
Fiction book (1992) -
A water main burst underground today... stopping subway service and flooding Downtown Brooklyn.
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The city is repairing a leaking main that supplies water to thousands of residents.
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After the heavy rain, several streets flooded due to a broken main in the area.
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The construction crew discovered that the main had been damaged during the excavation process.
Synonyms
188
3.7
A long pipe that carries oil or gas across land
16
2.6
A large underground pipe that carries water to buildings
8
2.5
A pipe that carries dirty water and waste from buildings to a place that cleans it
5
3.2
A big pipe that carries gas to homes and buildings
1
4.4
A large underground pipe that carries dirty water from buildings to a treatment plant
1
4.3
A large cable or line that carries electricity from a power station to homes
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
20
4.4
The people and life of small towns, often seen as traditional and focused on money
- Specialized
1
4.4
A large underground pipe that carries dirty water from buildings to a treatment plant
- Specialized
1
4.5
A large set of spinning blades on a helicopter that lifts it into the air
- Specialized
1
4.3
A large cable or line that carries electricity from a power station to homes
- Specialized
1
5.8
The line of numbers in a square table from the top left to the bottom right
A large city in central Germany that is an important banking and trade centre
A strong front light on a car used when no other cars come because it can blind drivers
- Specialized
A vertical pipe in a building that carries water or gas to different floors
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Main for a large pipe comes from the idea of the 'main' or most important part of a system, so a water main is the principal pipe that carries most of the water.