Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In water-works, any one of the principal pipes or conduits running under streets, to which the lateral service-pipes for supply of houses on either side of the street are connected.
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Examples
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In the District, a water-main break near Michigan Avenue NE led to a power failure at a polling place after water flooded the basement, officials from the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics said in the late afternoon.
Turnout brisk in Virginia, low in Maryland and the District Michael E. Ruane 2010
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A recent water-main failure in Boston cut off water for 2 million people for several days.
U.S. water system needs better enforcement, smart investment to ensure quality 2010
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Other large water-main breaks in the past several years have led to boil-water advisories for homes, businesses and hospitals as well as the temporary closure of schools and day-care centers.
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Other large water-main breaks in the past several years have led to boil-water advisories for homes, businesses and hospitals as well as the temporary closure of schools and day-care centers.
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Had to adjust the first bit right in town to evade some water-main work.
jhetley: Tuesday roadkill report jhetley 2010
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Other large water-main breaks in the past several years have led to boil-water advisories for homes, businesses and hospitals as well as the temporary closure of schools and day-care centers.
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Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency Saturday to facilitate the response to the water-main break.
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Other large water-main breaks in the past several years have led to boil-water advisories for homes, businesses and hospitals as well as the temporary closure of schools and day-care centers.
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Tis the season for water-main breaks, what with frost heaves and all.
Light snow jhetley 2009
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I was on an Amtrak train from New York to Washington today that got stopped cold by a torrential water-main break in Baltimore.
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