Nomen

die Hauptwasserleitung

water main, main water pipe

Ein Rohrbruch in der Hauptwasserleitung verursachte eine Überschwemmung.

A pipe burst in the water main caused a flood.

Die Stadt erneuert die alte Hauptwasserleitung.

The city is replacing the old water main.

((the water main)) as a subject: The water main supplies the whole city.

Synonyms: Wasserhauptleitung, Hauptrohr; Antonyms: Nebenleitung (branch line)

Composed of 'Haupt' (main, chief), 'Wasser' (water), and 'Leitung' (pipe, line). Literally 'main water line'.

Think of it as the 'head' (Haupt) line for all the 'water' (Wasser) in a 'line' (Leitung).

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