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fire main

fire main noun: a pipe conveying water to extinguish a fire.

Noun

fire main (plural fire mains)

  1. A pipe conveying water to extinguish a fire.
    • Cars were first reported loose in hold 3 at 0544, at the same time the captain said it was unsafe to enter hold 3 due to "gear adrift" and "a lot of water." The bilge pumps were already running. If cars were loose by that time, one or more of them could have hit the unprotected inlet piping section...2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.4.2 Flooding”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island...

Forms of fire main

pluralfire mains

Questions about fire main

What does fire main mean?
Fire main means a pipe conveying water to extinguish a fire.
What part of speech is fire main?
Fire main is a noun.
What is the plural of fire main?
The plural of fire main is fire mains.

Words near fire main in the dictionary

  1. fire loads
  2. fire lookout tower
  3. fire lookout towers
  4. fire machine
  5. fire machines
  6. fire main
  7. fire mains
  8. fire marble
  9. fire mark
  10. fire marks
  11. fire marshal

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