high-voltage

American  

[hahy-vohl-tij] / ˈhaɪˈvoʊl tɪdʒ /

adjective

1. operating on or powered by high voltage.

   a high-voltage generator.

2. Informal. dynamic; powerful.

   a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur.

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Etymology

Origin of high-voltage

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Power bills include the costs of generating electricity and delivering it by high-voltage transmission lines and distribution lines in cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the high-voltage transmission lines are interconnected, utilities must keep the system balanced, trying to prevent sudden increases or decreases in power.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, America desperately needs to expand its electric-power infrastructure, from transformers to high-voltage transmission lines.

From MarketWatch

The unused line runs parallel to other energized high-voltage transmission wires running through Eaton Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times

SSE has set out plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.

From BBC