overhead wire
Power line above
An overhead wire is a suspended electrical cable, typically strung between poles or towers to carry power or transmit signals.
The term most often refers to the wires that supply electricity to trains, trams, and trolleybuses: The train was delayed due to damage to the overhead wires.
Also called overhead lines or catenary wires in technical contexts.
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- trolley busElectric road coach
- power lineWire carrying electricity
- catenaryGravity-formed suspension curve
electricity · high voltage · tram · streetcar · electric railway · pantograph · conductor · voltage · pole · utility pole · insulator · railway · third rail · sparks · buzzing · power grid · grid · transmission
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- cablescoaxial, ethernet, power cable, audio cable, video cable
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
- electric railelectric train, electric locomotive, subway, metro, light rail