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fire mains

fire mains is the plural of fire main.

Meaning of fire main

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...

Questions about fire mains

What is fire mains the plural of?
Fire mains is the plural of fire main.

Words near fire mains in the dictionary

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

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