power line
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of power line
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 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
It'll be attached to the trailer via hoses to share the same atmosphere, and I'll run a power line through one of the hoses.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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