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Meaning of overhead line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A wire or cable, suspended between poles or by a catenary, used to provide trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity.

Equivalents

Deutsch Oberleitung
Suomi ilmajohto
Français caténaire
Polski trakcja
Türkçe katener

Examples

“The outage happened at 5.25pm between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations, after the snake appeared to have climbed an electricity pole, meeting its demise as it attempted to slither along the overhead line. Power was not restored until after 7pm.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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