feeder line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of feeder line
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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An above-ground station and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in March.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2017
He had to manually refill the water every two to three hours because the automatic feeder line no longer worked.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2015
Control of L.A.M.S.A. would give United a feeder line into Mexico, put it in a good spot to hop into air-minded South America.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thirty-three stewardesses on Lake Central Airlines, a small Midwest feeder line, ended an eleven-day walkout after winning a 20% wage hike and increased expense allowances.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Vanderbilts, tired of shilly-shallying with Parsons and his railroad and of playing second fiddle to Ontario & Western, were going to build their own feeder line into Northern New York.
From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Hungerford, Edward
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