单词 | fire main |
释义 | > as lemmasfire main fire main n. a pipeline providing a mains water supply to fire hydrants. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > apparatus for drawing water from mains standardc1475 pant1586 standcock1745 standpipe1763 fire main1826 hydrant1828 fire hydrant1838 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 468/1 A circumstance which accounts now for (but does not justify) the emptiness of the fire ‘mains’ in the neighbourhood of the Strand, so much complained of at several of the late conflagrations. 1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) iv. 148 Fire mains are run around all the units, the tank farm, etc., and in the more hazardous areas these are reinforced by permanent foam solution lines. 2007 A. Furness & M. Muckett Introd. Fire Safety Managem. ix. 233 The outlets from the fire mains should be located within the protected fire fighting shaft. < as lemmas |
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