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gas main

gas main noun: the conduit through which coal gas or natural gas is conveyed to users.

Noun

gas main (plural gas mains)

  1. The conduit through which coal gas or natural gas is conveyed to users.
    • This imposing structure, which not only carries the single track branch line but also the gas main supplying the Forest of Dean area, cost £200,000 when it was built in 1879, and at its highest point is 70ft above the high-water mark.1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5
    • Elsewhere, utility diversion works are still scheduled to continue, with work to move a gas main on Drummond Street set to begin in early 2025.2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 46

Forms of gas main

pluralgas mains

Questions about gas main

What does gas main mean?
Gas main means the conduit through which coal gas or natural gas is conveyed to users.
What part of speech is gas main?
Gas main is a noun.
What is the plural of gas main?
The plural of gas main is gas mains.

Words near gas main in the dictionary

  1. gas lighting
  2. gas lightings
  3. gas lights
  4. gas line
  5. gas lines
  6. gas main
  7. gas mains
  8. gas mantle
  9. gas mantles
  10. gas mark
  11. gas marks

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