lay main

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

To install a new principal pipe, usually underground.

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  • Construction crews are laying a new water main downtown.
  • They plan to lay a gas main to supply the new estate.
  • It took weeks to lay the main beneath the busy intersection.
  • Engineers must design the route before workers lay the main.
  • The utility company will lay a replacement main next summer.
  • Heavy machinery is required to lay such a large main.
  • They had to dig a deep trench to lay the sewer main.
  • The project involves laying a main across the entire district.
  • Once they lay the main, the water pressure should improve.
  • It is dangerous to lay a gas main without proper surveys.