"downlead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downleads [plural]
Etymology: From down- + lead. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|down|lead#Etymology 2}} down- + lead Head templates: {{en-noun}} downlead (plural downleads)
  1. The line or lines bringing signals from a receiving antenna to a receiver.
    Sense id: en-downlead-en-noun-uDOnlgjU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with down- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 55 45
  2. (electricity) An electrical cable connecting an outdoor structure to an indoor or in-ground structure.
    Sense id: en-downlead-en-noun-lpqLw9NI Categories (other): Electricity, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with down-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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