power line

American  

noun

Electricity.

power lines plural

1. a line for conducting electric power.

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power line British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• power lines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of power line

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

power line

Witnesses said the fire may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrubland alight but there was no official confirmation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Witnesses say the fire was caused by a downed power line, with the blaze spreading quickly to a nearby wooded area.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

But in the case of the power line planting, temperature and rainfall data failed to fully explain why so many of the seedlings didn’t establish, Polyakov said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

I don't use the heater itself for anything because the RTG provides all the heat I need, so I liberated the fan and wired it into a power line near the airlock.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Related Words

• cable
• cord
• power cable