单词 | water main |
释义 | > as lemmaswater main water main n. ΚΠ 1776 Act 15 & 16 Geo. III c. 24 §1 in Statutes at Large, Ireland (1782) X. 796 It would tend to the health, safety, and convenience of the inhabitants of the said city, if the owner or occupier of every house..should be obliged to take a leaden branch from the water mains to supply such house respectively. 1803 W. Tatham Rep. Impediments Thames 71 At this place there is a water-main which crosses over to the Middlesex shore. 1894 Times 12 July 14/1 The stopcock..was placed in the service pipe leading from the water main into the adjoining house. 2011 Daily Tel. 19 July 3/3 Homes in Liverpool were evacuated yesterday when a water main burst, sending a column of spray 40ft into the air and flooding roads. < as lemmas |
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