water main
Example Sentences
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Engineers have repaired a burst water main in Fife which had cut off supplies to around 1,000 homes.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
He had equipped his family’s ocean-view house with a firefighting system, installing a pipe from the water main to his rooftop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The agencies said that a water main was temporarily disrupted while the bridge construction took place.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
Thousands of properties in Plymouth, Bere Alston, Yelverton, and Tavistock lost supplies following a burst water main on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
What she doesn’t know is that a water main burst just a few minutes ago next to her building.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
