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A cable carrying electrical power, especially one supported by pylons or poles.
‘The company wants to build the three pylons as part of its controversial project for a new power line from Teesside to Shipton-by-Beningbrough, near York.’
‘There wasn't a power line leading to or from it in any direction, I couldn't find a generator, and I didn't see any solar panels.’
‘With a power line in place, the two flimsy solar cell solution on opposite sides of the pole is feasible.’
‘A tent pole touched an overhead power line and they were electrocuted.’
‘The capacity of the power line between the two countries is about 500-600 megawatts.’
‘They were raising a tent, and it touched a live power line.’
‘An artillery shell had cut a power line and the wire fell into the ditch.’
‘In rural areas, if a branch falls off a tree and hits a power line, it can affect all the electricity users nearby.’
‘Never throw anything at any electrical installation or power line.’
‘I realized I had hit a power line when I discovered the nearby town was without electricity.’
‘The air around a power line isn't a good conductor, but very high voltages do create a significant electrical field.’
‘The exact cause of the outage will only be determined once the power line has been fixed.’
‘Voltage leakage detection requires a detector with a large-enough frame to straddle the electrical power line.’
‘The recent published research does not provide a basis for deferring the construction of the power line.’
‘This much mental electricity should be able to run a small city, but instead I'm more like a cut power line, arcing and sparking spasmodically.’
‘Shortly before 8.20 am yesterday, it is believed the pair were moving a metal street light when it touched an overhead power line linked to the national grid.’
‘One of the submariners handling the power line was accidentally electrocuted.’
‘If it is dark, you may not be able to see the fallen power line that has electrified the puddle of water or the cracked tree limb about to crash down onto the sidewalk.’
‘His nearby residence and the church were without power, probably a good thing for a man further down the road who was clearing a tree off a power line with a chain saw.’
‘Plans to build a power line through national forest land near where the tracks were found have raised concerns from conservationists.’