transmission line

noun

Electricity.

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

transmission line

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmission line¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

With electricity demand increasing by leaps and bounds thanks to artificial intelligence, the company is busier than ever, maintaining aging power plants and modernizing their transmission lines.

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The country has about four times the population of the U.S., but with centralized planning avoids many of the hangups in building everything from transmission lines to power plants.

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Strategic investment can modernize transmission lines, harden energy systems, and reduce blackout risks.

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District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday claims that Edison was negligent in designing, constructing and maintaining its high-voltage transmission line that runs through Sylmar.

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Engineering permits show that Musk plans to route transmission lines that will connect the new power plant to a million-square-foot data center that is also under development just north of the border, in Tennessee.

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