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1 water main
nounHauptwasserleitung, diea burst water main — ein Wasserrohrbruch
* * *(a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.) das Hauptwasserrohr* * *ˈwa·ter mainn Haupt[wasser]leitung f, Haupt[wasser]rohr nt* * ** * *nounHauptwasserleitung, die
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