Collocations for main - noun
ADJ.
gas, water | burst, leaking
There''s a burst water main in Quarry Road.
There''s a burst water main in Quarry Road.
VERB + MAIN
lay
They''re laying a new gas main through the town.
They''re laying a new gas main through the town.
MAIN + VERB
serve sth
The main serves four villages.
The main serves four villages.
explode, leak
MAIN + NOUN
electricity, gas, water
an island without mains electricity
an island without mains electricity
PREP.
at the ~s
Turn the water off at the mains.
Turn the water off at the mains.
on the ~s
Some of the remoter houses in the village are not on the mains.
Some of the remoter houses in the village are not on the mains.