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busway

busway

7.1
A set of metal rails that carries a lot of electricity inside a building
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌsweɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : canal de distribución
  • The engineers installed a new busway to safely distribute electricity throughout the factory.

Examples

  • Upgrading the busway allowed the building to handle higher electrical loads.

  • A damaged busway can cause serious power failures in industrial plants.

  • The new busway in the factory improved efficiency.

  • Many buildings now use a busway for power distribution.

  • The engineers installed a new busway to safely distribute electricity throughout the factory.

  • Upgrading the busway allowed the building to handle higher electrical loads.

  • A damaged busway can cause serious power failures in industrial plants.

Synonyms

bus
vsbusway
  • Specialized
38 5.3

A set of wires that connects parts of a computer to carry power and data

is focused on enclosed heavy power distribution within buildings rather than general data or signals
busbar
vsbusway
  • Specialized
8.6

A thick metal bar that carries electric power to several circuits

is an enclosed multi-conductor system for distributing large amounts of power in buildings

How Powerful

busway
  • Specialized
7.1
busbar
  • Specialized
8.6
cable
  • Specialized
282 2.4
conductor
  • Specialized
14 3.9
wire
700 1.0

Surface Forms

busway singular
busways plural

Morphology

busway = bus + way (opaque) = bus + way

Although structurally 'bus' + 'way', the meaning depends on a specialized technical sense of 'bus' (electrical conductor) that most learners will not associate with the common vehicle sense.

Etymology

Busway in electricity uses the same idea: bus is like a main 'road' that carries power to many machines and way is the path. So a busway is the channel or system that moves large amounts of electricity safely around a building.