buried cables
Lines beneath earth
Buried cables are electrical or communication lines installed underground rather than strung on poles.
The term appears in utility work, construction, and property contexts where knowing what lies beneath the surface matters: Call before you dig—there may be buried cables.
Signs warning of buried cables mark areas where excavation could damage infrastructure or electrocute workers.
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
fiber optic · digging · wires · insulation · voltage · infrastructure · subterranean · excavation · telephone · power · high voltage · laying · soil · depth · marking · locator · sheathing · duct
buried cablesoverhead lines
Suspended electrical conductors
overhead wires · power lines · utility poles · transmission towers · telegraph wires
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