English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnz

Noun

1. In the context of "mostly|UK": The domestic electrical power supply.

   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

1. the pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings

Translations

• Finnish: verkkovirta

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛ̃/
• SAMPA: /mE~/

Noun

1. plural of main

• Mains electricity ("line power" in the United States)
• Electricity transmission
• Public utility, about "mains services", including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage disposal
• Mains (Scotland), about the central steading of a townland
• BMX racing
• Water mains

• Main
• Mane