| 词汇 | water-main |
| 释义 | water main noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /ˈwɔː.tə ˌmeɪn/ us /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌmeɪn/ the main underground pipe in a system of pipes supplying water to an area自来水总管，自来水干管 Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit gurgler hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage plumb plunger septic tank sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot waterworks water main | American Dictionarywater main noun[ C ] us/ˈwɔ·t̬ər ˌmeɪn, ˈwɑt̬·ər/ a large underground pipe that supplies water to buildings in an area of a city or town Examples of water mainwater main I think that it is an admission by deed of the folly of trying to site a watermain around the edge of a pit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One has heard of surface water; that was a surface watermain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An undertaker could bore a tunnel under a watermain and deprive it of support and the result might be the breaking of the main. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a watermain bursts it will cause a sewer collapse, and vice versa. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, the watermain burst recently, doing about £300 worth of damage which the tenant is now asking him to put right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If damage occurs as the result of a watermain being burst by a farmer, whose fault is it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There might be a local authority sewer or watermain sited within an area of proposed drainage works for which no wayleave was granted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 46 states that the failure to provide a watermain is actionable if it causes loss or damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be as close as 2 m to the watermain, but it may be as far away as five. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It did not bury the watermain; it left the pipe lying on the surface and erected a fence around it to keep people away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A trench was being dug in a position which was said to be some feet from a watermain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not seem to know that there was a watermain there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, having built over the watermain, whatever damage done to get at the burst would be his responsibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are factors which militate against even a water authority being able to tell precisely where a watermain is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The premises cannot be served until a watermain is extended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of water main These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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