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power line

American  

noun

Electricity.

  1. a line for conducting electric power.

power line British  

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: line.  a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy

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Etymology

Origin of power line

First recorded in 1890–95

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The roughly 40 data centers, which had been using enough electricity to supply more than one million homes, simultaneously switched to backup power sources in February 2025, when a high-voltage power line malfunctioned.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the cost of maintaining and strengthening energy networks - including power lines, cables and gas pipes - is rising.

From BBC

The city has also committed to placing power lines underground in the Palisades where feasible.

From Los Angeles Times

The power lines being put underground are the smaller distribution lines, which carry power to homes.

From Los Angeles Times

There, ice accumulation put thousands of pounds of weight onto power lines and tree branches.

From The Wall Street Journal

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