overhead wires
Example Sentences
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Before the Eaton fire, Edison won praise from consumer advocates by installing insulated overhead wires that sharply cut the risk of the lines sparking a fire for a fraction of the cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
In those stories, there were no overhead wires to bury or water lines to move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
He said damage to overhead wires had caused cancellations in Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
For the next four weeks, there will be fewer trains late at night, while engineers carry out remedial work to the tracks, signalling and overhead wires.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
A tram came clanging up, the overhead wires emitting strange noises peculiar to themselves, the gong ringing sharply.
From Olive in Italy by Moray Dalton
