pickup arm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pickup arm
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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By laying a series of conducting rails flush with the road, electric cars fitted with a trailing pickup arm or wheel could travel across Britain without stopping, switching automatically to batteries when changing lanes or coming off onto local roads.
From The Guardian
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