Phrase guide

water main

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: main

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ujësjellës — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • Bulgarian: главен водопровод (glaven vodoprovod) — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • Finnish: vedenjakelun runkojohto — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • French: tuyau — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • German: Wasserhauptversorgungsleitung — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • German: Wasserversorgungshauptleitung — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • Irish: príomhphíobán uisce — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery
  • Manx: ard-phiob ushtey — principal underground pipe for municipal water delivery