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電線 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cable noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
  • wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.

Senses

電線 is used for these senses in English:

  • cable An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
  • power line An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.
  • wire A metal conductor that carries electricity.

cable — full definition

  1. noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
  2. verb To send a message by telegraph or undersea cable; more loosely, to send an urgent message.

wire — full definition

  1. noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.
  2. verb To connect something using wires, especially for electricity.
  3. verb To send money electronically from one account to another.
  4. verb Informal: to secretly fit someone or something with a hidden microphone.

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