power line
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈpaʊər laɪn/
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línea eléctrica
- The city plans to upgrade the power lines to improve electricity distribution during peak hours.
- overhead power lines
- high-voltage power line
- AC power lines
When the balloon shorts the power lines, the breaker pops open.
- When the balloon shorts the power lines, the breaker pops open.
- Helicopter goes down, a little bird hits a power line, it goes down and I see that.
- Tree gets in the middle of the night, tree knocks down your power line.
- The wind tears a power line from the pole, sparking A sparking a transformer, and the brick pavement is saturated like mud.
- The utility companies also have easements, so the power lines and the water lines and the cable and all that kind of stuff can run through properties.
- You just you know, you're just in the stuck in the power lines or whatever or in the Wi-Fi.
- The problem is states approve power lines and states can block power lines.
Examples
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Children should be warned to stay away from power lines while playing outside to ensure their safety.
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Things like roads, power lines, water infrastructure, schools, and police stations will all need to be rebuilt or repaired.
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People who do things like plan power lines worry about that.
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So the first system is the the power line infrastructure.
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You know the power lines that go up the hill?
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The problem is states approve power lines and states can block power lines.
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On this July 6th, 2010, reports of power lines down as this record storm continues.
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Some power lines must have been knocked down by the storm.
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But traveling is going to be impossible, with falling trees, downed power lines, not to mention the flooding.
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The previous night, freezing rain cut a swath across Minnesota, knocking down trees and power lines.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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1.1
A long thin rope or wire used to carry things
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4.1
A cable that carries electricity or data between places
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2.4
A wire that carries electricity to a machine or device
How High-Voltage
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cable for transmitting electricity' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'power' (electrical energy/supply) with 'line' (a wire or cable). This noun+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g., Spanish 'línea eléctrica', French 'ligne électrique'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Power line paints a simple picture: a long line of wires that carries power from a station to homes. So, it means 'a cable that carries electricity'.