A power line is a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy.
When lightning strikes a power line, the damaging effects are felt throughout the grid, even miles away.
The apparatus has a power supply with at least two input terminals, including a firstinput terminal coupled to the conductive body and a second input terminal coupledto the power line.
A power line is a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy.
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Examples of 'power line' in a sentence
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In one incident a local was caught trying to connect a cable to a power line.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The winds howled outside, toppling trees and cutting off the electricity as power lines went down.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
About 450 homes in the county were without electricity after power lines came down.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But with pylons there really is an alternative - a more modern alternative - and that is to route our new power lines underground.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I'm hopeful, but there remains a huge gap in its thinking between the removal of bad existing power lines and new infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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British English: power line NOUN
A power line is a cable, especially above ground, along which electricity is passed to an area or building.