power line
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of power line
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
Moldova's government condemned the strike on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region, which led to the disconnection of the Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line, used by Moldova to import electricity from neighbouring Romania.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The roughly 40 data centers, which had been using enough electricity to supply more than one million homes, simultaneously switched to backup power sources in February 2025, when a high-voltage power line malfunctioned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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