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power line
noun
a line for conducting electric power.
power line
noun
Sometimes shortened to: line.a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy
Word History and Origins
Origin of power line1
Example Sentences
Edison has previously acknowledged that it could be responsible for the blaze and said this month that a dormant power line might have been the cause.
The plane hit power lines about two miles before making impact with a house in the residential neighborhood in the Murphy Canyon area, a neighborhood that consists of military housing.
The utility plans to spend about $1.4 billion of its annual capital on wildfire mitigation, Eisenhauer said, including moving power lines underground and line hardening, which can reduce damage during major weather events.
Days after Israel imposed its blockade on aid in early March - which is only now being eased - it also cut off power lines to the main desalination plants - a vital source of water for Gazans.
Missouri officials said 5,000 buildings were damaged, roofs destroyed and power lines knocked downed as a tornado stuck on Friday.
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