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

Word History and Origins

Origin of power line¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

For safety, you may want to plan to stay off roadways and charge devices in case a few trees fall near power lines.

From Washington Post

His mind works like a light switch to a power line, and it’s the biggest problem he poses for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From Washington Post

The big snakes can even climb up utility poles and across power lines.

From Science News For Students

Gases in the solar atmosphere and Earth’s own thin envelope interrupt the transmission of sunlight, the way power lines cause static in a radio signal.

From MIT Technology Review

Birds fly into windows, communication towers, wind turbines, cars, trucks and power lines.

From Science News For Students

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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.”

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cable
• cord
• power cable