power poles
Electricity transmission towers
Power poles are tall wooden, metal, or concrete posts that support overhead electrical and telephone lines.
They carry wires above streets and along roads, forming the visible infrastructure of electrical distribution.
The storm knocked down power poles across the county.
Also called utility poles, telephone poles, or electricity poles depending on region and what they carry.
Voltage-altering electrical device
- insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
- substationPower distribution point
grid · circuit · outage · kilowatt · distribution · transmission · high-tension · powerline
Horizontal pole-mounted beam
- insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- bracketSupport or category
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
hardware · cap · base · height · span · clearance · sag · tension
Made from timber
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- concreteSolid building mixture
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
timber · cedar · pine · treated · tubular · monopole · lattice · composite
Functional worth or purpose
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- telephoneVoice communication device
telegraph · network · aerial · overhead · roadside · right-of-way · easement · corridor
transformer
Voltage-altering electrical device
- insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
substation · grid · circuit · outage · kilowatt · distribution · transmission · high-tension · powerline · energized
crossarm
Horizontal pole-mounted beam
- insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- bracketSupport or category
mounting · hardware · cap · base · height · span · clearance · sag · tension · strung
wooden
Made from timber
galvanized · timber · cedar · pine · treated · tubular · monopole · lattice · composite · fiberglass
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
telephone · telegraph · network · aerial · overhead · roadside · right-of-way · easement · corridor · urban
- rural electrificationsubstations, transformers, connections, energy poverty, cooperatives
- raptor habitatsaeries, eyries, cliff face, cliffs, cliff faces
power polespower plants
Facilities producing electricity
electrical outlets · power stations · generators · substations
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