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

Unlike electricity, to which AI is often compared, users don’t have to wait for a power line or the invention of capacitors, insulating materials and electric motors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The cause of the fire has been put down to a fallen power line, but local electricity companies have denied this was the cause.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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 taught at a special school in the compound for Americans who came to work on the Inga-Shaba power line.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Related Words

• cable
• cord
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