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high-tension Definition

high-tension (tens̸hən)

adjective

having, carrying, or operating under a high voltage

high-tension Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • cable: Pylons or other high-tension cables may be close enough to produce a significant effect in the bedroom.
  • power: For esthetic and practical reasons, high-tension overhead power lines, which transgressed the site, have been rerouted.
  • line: From the power station it passes along high-tension overhead distribution lines at a potential of several hundred thousand volts.
  • distribution: From the power station it passes along high-tension overhead distribution lines at a potential of several hundred thousand volts.
  • ignition: Mine came with no high-tension ignition and no electric starter.
  • pylon: Brothers to the Rescue planned to blow up a high-tension pylon near San Nicolás de Bari in Havana province.