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

About 400 firefighters and troops battled the inferno northeast of Almeria in the southern Andalusia region which witnesses said may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrub land on fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

“While vegetation work by a contractor was undertaken to address identified power line safety concerns, we worked with federal land managers to resolve the issue and support restoration efforts,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Nevertheless, last month, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to let Sleca abandon the biggest section of camps—a 31-mile span of power line that services 158 meters near Lake De Cade, including the Boss family’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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