main
/mān/
noun
- a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them."a faulty gas main"
- the open ocean.synonyms: sea, ocean, deep, brine, the drink, the briny
- short for mainsail or mainmast.
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The meaning of MAINS is of or relating to utility distribution mains. How to use mains in a sentence.
Mains definition: the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.. See examples of MAINS used in a sentence.
Public utility, "mains services", including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage disposal; Main course, the primary dish of a meal, ...
the system of pipes or wires that carry water or electricity into a house, or the pipes that carry sewage away from a house: The house isn't on the mains.
(chiefly British) The domestic electrical power supply. I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
4 senses: 1. → See the mains 2. → See the mains 3. → See the mains 4. of or relating to a main distribution network for water,.
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies.