high-tension
Carrying heavy voltage
High-tension describes electrical systems carrying high voltage, typically power lines transmitting electricity over long distances: high-tension wires, high-tension cables.
The term extends to situations marked by intense stress or anxiety: a high-tension standoff between protesters and police.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective; without the hyphen, high tension is a noun phrase.
Elevated electrical conductor
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
kilovolt · megavolt · conductor · insulator · circuit · current · overhead · distribution
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- nail-bitingExtremely tense or anxious
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
gripping · riveting · climax · jeopardy · foreboding · ominous · intrigue · uncertainty
Direct hostile encounter
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
friction · antagonism · dispute · rivalry · showdown · belligerence · aggression · skirmish
Heavy-duty woven line
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- tautStretched under tension
- strungArranged on cord
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
guy-wire · rigging · tightrope · span · anchored · tensioned · structural · support
Force upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- edginessRestless nervous tension
agitation · overwhelmed · burnout · cortisol · adrenaline · restlessness · irritability · wound-up
powerline
Elevated electrical conductor
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
grid · kilovolt · megavolt · conductor · insulator · circuit · current · overhead · distribution · electrocution
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- nail-bitingExtremely tense or anxious
edge-of-seat · gripping · riveting · climax · jeopardy · foreboding · ominous · intrigue · uncertainty · suspenseful
confrontation
Direct hostile encounter
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
hostilities · friction · antagonism · dispute · rivalry · showdown · belligerence · aggression · skirmish · turmoil
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
suspension · guy-wire · rigging · tightrope · span · anchored · tensioned · structural · support · galvanized
pressure
Force upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
edginess · agitation · overwhelmed · burnout · cortisol · adrenaline · restlessness · irritability · wound-up · on-edge