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dewire

UK/ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/

dewire verb: for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost.

Verb

dewire (third-person singular simple present dewires, present participle dewiring, simple past and past participle dewired)

  1. (intransitive, usually, tram or trolleybus) for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost.
  2. To remove wires from something; to dismantle a system of overhead lines.

Antonyms of dewire

Forms of dewire

third-person singular presentdewires
present participledewiring
past participledewired
pastdewired

Origin of dewire

From de- + wire.

Words formed from dewire

Questions about dewire

What does dewire mean?
Dewire means for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost.
What part of speech is dewire?
Dewire is a verb.
How do you pronounce dewire?
Dewire is pronounced /ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of dewire?
The past tense of dewire is dewired.

Words near dewire in the dictionary

  1. dewiness
  2. dewing
  3. dewinged
  4. dewinging
  5. dewings
  6. dewire
  7. dewired
  8. dewirement
  9. dewirements
  10. dewires
  11. dewiring

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