Meaning

1 senses
  1. An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.

    Stromleitung

    ли́ния электропереда́чиlínija elektroperedáči, ли́ния высо́кого напряже́нияlínija vysókovo naprjažénija

    лі́нія електропереда́чіlínija elektroperedáči

More definitions
  • cable used to distribute electricity

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Multifilamentary superconducting wires can be used in electric power transmission lines.

  2. The glider clipped a power line.

    deEin Segelflugzeug kappte eine Hochspannungsleitung. — PeterR

  3. Why do people hang sneakers from power lines?

    ruЗачем люди вешают кроссовки на провода? — marafon

    deWieso hängen die Leute Sportschuhe auf Stromleitungen? — brauchinet

  4. The wind made the power lines hum and buzz.

  5. The fallen power line was high voltage, so nobody could cross it.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Forms

plural: power lines

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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