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gas main

noun

  1. a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.


gas main

noun

  1. a large pipeline in which gas is carried for distribution through smaller pipes to consumers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gas main1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

Eventually, the methane reaches local gas mains where it’s metered out to customers.

PSE did not respond to further questions about the gas main work by publication time.

They said were in the process of obtaining the necessary permissions for replacing the gas mains when the leak was picked up by satellite.

From BBC

Gas company Wales & West Utilities said it has received no reports of the smell of gas prior to the explosion and that the blast was unrelated to the gas mains network.

From BBC

How did the introduction of gas mains transform family life?

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