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POWER LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does power line mean?
• POWER LINE (noun)
The noun POWER LINE has 1 sense:
1. cable used to distribute electricity
Familiarity information: POWER LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cable used to distribute electricity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
power cable; power line
Hypernyms ("power line" is a kind of...):
cable; line; transmission line (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
Holonyms ("power line" is a part of...):
grid; power grid; power system (a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region)
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