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

Edison kept the idle transmission line in place despite not using it for 50 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

According to the court filing, evidence obtained by the lawyers shows that the company stopped using the transmission line in 1971 and designated it as “out-of-service.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Investigators found that the fire was ignited when equipment failed on a decades-old PG&E transmission line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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

A power transmission line carrying twenty-two thousand passes within two hundred yards of here.

From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various