transmission line

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.

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transmission line British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: line.  a coaxial cable, waveguide, or other system of conductors that transfers electrical signals from one location to another

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Etymology

Origin of transmission line

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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transmission line

Most of the impacts appear in the early stages of a project, during transmission line construction, but some persist during operation, the researchers found.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

The suits claim it acted negligently, including by failing to remove the old, dormant transmission line in Eaton Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Edison has said a leading theory is that its century-old transmission line in Eaton Canyon, which had not carried electricity for 50 years, somehow became reenergized and sparked the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

In 2019, investigators traced the Kincade fire in Sonoma County, which destroyed 374 homes and other structures, to a transmission line owned by Pacific Gas & Electric that was no longer in service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

That electric transmission of energy to long distances may be successfully carried out transformers are necessary for raising the pressure on the transmission line and for reducing it at the points of distribution.

From Marvels of Modern Science by Severing, Paul