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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas main¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Water would enter the gas main, and her utility, National Grid, would be forced to shut off the gas.

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Turning back now to the gas main, let us consider the pressures actually existing.

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And now the wire ran to the roof again, along a smaller gas main, and so to another manhole.

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They made a turning, and went on, always following the little wire that had been looped along the joints of the gas main.

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One hand badly burnt, face and hair singed, Loveland was back in a minute from his errand at the gas main.

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The fire was reported to have been caused by the explosion of a gas main.

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