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power line

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a line for conducting electric power.


power line

noun

  1. a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy Sometimes shortened toline


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Word History and Origins

Origin of power line1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

He wrote an open letter—posted to the conservative blog Power Line—that quickly went viral.

The Times never ran the letter, but the right-of-center blog Power Line did, and a conservative star was born.

In South Carolina, it was a new interstate highway, in New Hampshire, it was burying a power line coming in from Canada.

Watch as these geniuses set a Christmas tree on fire in their backyard—under a tree and what appears to be a power line.

But we also thought a power line might have fallen, because there was smoke immediately and the smell of burning.

Looking away toward the top of the ridge where a single power line cut across to a distant coal mine, he said, “We might do it.”

Is there any power line passing within twenty miles of here?

Electricity is in use on many farms, being supplied from either an individually owned plant or a nearby power line.

The power line and the high steel tower were hurtling at him.

In five minutes the power line had been cut and cables spliced to the ends.

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