"overhead line" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Related terms: power line, transmission line
    Sense id: en-overhead_line-en-noun-p-nwd7kY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "tram",
          "tram"
        ],
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          "trolley bus",
          "trolley bus"
        ],
        [
          "electricity",
          "electricity"
        ]
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