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power line

American  

noun

Electricity.

  1. a line for conducting electric power.

power line British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of power line

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

While resources like offshore wind farms and a new power line from Quebec should help add power in the coming months, new natural gas plants will also likely be necessary.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Years of consultations on National Grid’s plan to upgrade a 112-mile power line in the east of England generated more than 20,000 responses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

“We want to prevent anything that’s become airborne from hitting a power line and igniting a spark,” SCE spokesperson Jeff Monford said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

It’s an enormous power line stretching across eleven hundred miles of jungle, connecting hydroelectric dams below Léopoldville to the distant southern mining region of Shaba.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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