单词 | electric line |
释义 | > as lemmaselectric line electric line n. †(a) a telegraph wire; cf. electric wire n. (a) (obsolete); (b) a railway or tramway operated by electricity; (c) a cable carrying an electricity supply, a power line. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track way1700 track1806 rail track1824 railway track1824 line1825 main track1830 railroad track1830 single track1832 railway line1836 electric line1850 1850 Times 14 Oct. 4/5 The submarine telegraph between England and France... The electric line may be completed in May. 1881 Sci. Amer. 28 May 336 It has..been determined on the Berlin electric line to conduct the current by means of a copper wire..attached to pillars erected alongside the line. 1882 Times 14 Apr. 9/3 The Bill makes it a felony..to maliciously cut or injure any electric line or work with intent to cut off any supply of electricity. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 358/1 The electric lines of the country, urban and interurban, carry some ten billion passengers annually. 2004 Horse Illustr. Apr. 66 Dig trenches for underground water or electric lines. < as lemmas |
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