送水管(そうすいかん)

そうすいかん
noun
water pipe; water main; water conduit
technicaltechnology
1. water pipe; water main; water conduit
A pipe that carries water from one place to another, especially a large pipe in a water-supply system.
送水管(そうすいかん)が破裂(はれつ)した。
The water main burst.
A thick water main runs underground.
老朽化(ろうきゅうか)した送水管(そうすいかん)の取(と)り替(か)え工事(こうじ)が行(おこな)われた。
Replacement work was carried out on the aging water mains.

Formed from 送水(そうすい) (water conveyance) + 管(かん) (pipe, tube). Refers to supply pipes in waterworks and buildings.

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