gas main

English

gas main (plural gas mains)

The conduit through which coal gas or natural gas is conveyed to users.
- 1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:
  This imposing structure, which not only carries the single track branch line but also the gas main supplying the Forest of Dean area, cost £200,000 when it was built in 1879, and at its highest point is 70ft above the high-water mark.
- 2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 46:
  Elsewhere, utility diversion works are still scheduled to continue, with work to move a gas main on Drummond Street set to begin in early 2025.