overhead wires
Example Sentences
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He said damage to overhead wires had caused cancellations in Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
For instance, multiple lawsuits allege Edison’s equipment ignited the deadly Eaton fire after the utility failed to de-energize overhead wires during a Jan. 7 wind event.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
A LINE: Bus shuttles replace trains in both directions between the Southwest Museum and Fillmore stations due to wind damage to overhead wires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
The new line will replace Metro Route 70 and will be the first RapidRide route to operate as a trolley bus, drawing electricity from overhead wires.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Pointlessly, ridiculously, they rose and walked about the table; seen thus, all that they did appeared incongruous—it was as though they were being jiggled carelessly and to no purpose by invisible overhead wires.
From The Beautiful and Damned by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)
