mains

/meɪnz/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

due, large

VERB + MAINS

catechising, damage, don't, recommend

MAINS + NOUN

electricity, pipelines, pressure, sker, voltage, water

PREP.

from, in, into, out, up

ADV.

directly

Definitions

noun

The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.

I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

We don't have mains power out here, only a generator.

A large-scale network or grid supplying any of various other services, such as water, gas or sewerage, to properties.

We have gas heating, but it's bottled gas, not mains gas.

The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply.

The main course of a meal.

noun

The farm attached to a mansion house.

Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.

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Example Bank

I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

Wiktionary

We don't have mains power out here, only a generator.

Wiktionary

mains electricity, mains voltage

Wiktionary

Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.

Wiktionary

The water mains burst due to the earthquake.

Tatoeba · #277201

We recommend that mains water have a water-quality test carried out once a year, well water twice a year.

Tatoeba · #329420

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mains is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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