"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. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: power line, transmission line

Inflected forms

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