gas main

Thân thiện

A worker checks the gas main in the street.

Definition

Noun: - A principal underground pipe in a system for distributing flammable gas for heating or lighting to multiple buildings or areas.

Usage

• The gas main supplies fuel to all the houses on this street.
• Construction workers must be careful not to damage the gas main when digging.
• A leak in the gas main required the evacuation of the neighborhood.

Advanced Usage

• "to tap into the gas main": To connect a building's supply line to the principal distribution pipe.
  • The new development will tap into the existing city gas main.

Variants and Related Words

• Main (noun): A principal pipe or conduit in a utility distribution system.
  • Other types include a water main or sewer main.
• Gas line (noun): A general term for any pipe carrying gas; it can refer to both the large public distribution mains and the smaller pipes inside a building.

Synonyms

• Gas pipeline: A more general term for any pipe transporting gas over a distance.
• Distribution main: A technical term specifying the pipe's function within a network.

Related Phrases

• Gas main rupture: A complete break or failure of the main pipe.
  • Emergency crews responded to a gas main rupture downtown.
• Gas main installation/relocation: The process of putting in or moving the principal pipe.
  • The road closure is for gas main installation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a main that distributes gas