overhead line
overhead line noun: a wire or cable, suspended between poles or by a catenary, used to provide trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity.
Noun
overhead line (plural overhead lines)
- A wire or cable, suspended between poles or by a catenary, used to provide trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity.
- The outage happened at 5.25pm between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations, after the snake appeared to have climbed an electricity pole, meeting its demise as it attempted to slither along the overhead line. Power was not restored until after 7pm.2025 May 1, Gavin Blair, “Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- overhead power line
overhead line meaning in Tamil
overhead line in Tamil
- மேல்செல்லும் கம்பி
Synonyms of overhead line
- overhead power line
Forms of overhead line
| plural | overhead lines |
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Questions about overhead line
- What does overhead line mean?
- Overhead line means a wire or cable, suspended between poles or by a catenary, used to provide trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity.
- What is overhead line in Tamil?
- Overhead line in Tamil is மேல்செல்லும் கம்பி. See Overhead line meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is overhead line?
- Overhead line is a noun.
- What is the plural of overhead line?
- The plural of overhead line is overhead lines.
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