| 单词 | water main |
| 释义 | water main noun[Cusually plural] uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌmeɪn/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌmeɪn/themainundergroundpipein asystemofpipessupplyingwaterto anarea 自来水总管，自来水干管Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
water main| American Dictionarywater main noun[C] us/ˈwɔ·t̬ər ˌmeɪn,ˈwɑt̬·ər/alargeundergroundpipethatsupplieswater tobuildingsin anareaof acityortown Examplesofwater mainwater main I think that it is an admission by deed of the folly of trying to site awatermainaround the edge of a pit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One has heard of surface water; that was a surfacewatermain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An undertaker could bore a tunnel under awatermainand deprive it of support and the result might be the breaking of the main. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If awatermainbursts it will cause a sewer collapse, and vice versa. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, thewatermainburst recently, doing about £300 worth of damage which the tenant is now asking him to put right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If damage occurs as the result of awatermainbeing burst by a farmer, whose fault is it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There might be a local authority sewer orwatermainsited within an area of proposed drainage works for which no wayleave was granted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 46 states that the failure to provide awatermainis actionable if it causes loss or damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be as close as 2 m to thewatermain, but it may be as far away as five. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It did not bury thewatermain; it left the pipe lying on the surface and erected a fence around it to keep people away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A trench was being dug in a position which was said to be some feet from awatermain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not seem to know that there was awatermainthere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, having built over thewatermain, whatever damage done to get at the burst would be his responsibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are factors which militate against even a water authority being able to tell precisely where awatermainis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The premises cannot be served until awatermainis extended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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