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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables
pow-er -line
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.

Inflected Forms

power lines (plural) powerline (alternative) power-line (alternative)

Phrases

power transmission line

Frequently Paired Words

power transmission line

Synonyms

power cable

Questions

What does power line mean?
An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.

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