Force Main

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FM
Pronunciation
/fɔrs meɪn/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Construction

Examples in Context

  1. The controller turns on the pump when the sewage tank is full and pumps the sewage into a force main.
  2. Transnational capitalist class is the dominant force and main beneficiary of world city, while the situation of low-income class and the immigrants is deteriorating.
  3. Study of Calculation Methods for Anchorage Force of Main Cable Wire Strands of Suspension Bridge
  4. Mr Romney needs to force his main rivals, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, out of the race as quickly as possible, as the prolonged contest is draining his campaign of money and the support of independent voters.
  5. The EU says its naval force's main mission is to protect freighters carrying the food aid on which Somalis have depended for the past five years, and has thus staved off a full-blown famine.

Other meanings of FM

Family Member Medical
Family Medicine Medical
Fluid Mechanics Academic
Football Manager Computing
frequency modulation–radio Medical
Frequency Modulation Gov
Financial Management Gov
File Manager Misc
Forensic Medicine Medical
Facilities Management Business