water main
Example Sentences
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There are no trains going in and out of Heathrow after a burst water main caused flooding at an airport train station.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
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
Engineers working to repair a sinkhole which appeared in Godstone High Street in Surrey six months ago say the collapse started with a burst water main.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
The agencies said that a water main was temporarily disrupted while the bridge construction took place.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
Grandpa wouldn’t pay to hook into the new water main and sewer system, either.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
