main
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/meɪn/
🇬🇧
/meɪn/
adjective
A1
most important or biggest
The main reason for the change is to save money.
noun
R
a big pipe for water or gas, or a big cable for electricity going to a building
The main water pipe brings water to the whole town.
R
a big pipe that takes waste water away from a building
The main sewer line carries waste from the building.
R
the place where water, gas, or electricity starts, or the system that brings it to a building
Turn off the water at the main before fixing the pipe.
translation
most important or biggest
a big pipe for water or gas, or a big cable for electricity going to a building; a big pipe that takes waste water away from a building; the place where water, gas, or electricity starts, or the system that brings it to a building
Word Forms
Plural
mains