"overhead line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: overhead lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} overhead line (plural overhead lines)
  1. A wire or cable, suspended between poles or by a catenary, used to provide trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity. Synonyms: overhead power line Related terms: power line, transmission line Translations (Translations): catenària [feminine] (Catalan), caténaire [feminine] (French), Oberleitung [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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