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electric wire, power line
A wire or cable used to transmit electricity. Includes both overhead power lines and electrical wiring.
電線に鳥がとまっている。
A bird is perching on the power line.
台風で電線が切れた。
The power line was severed by the typhoon.
この地域では電線を地下に埋める工事が進んでいる。
In this area, work is underway to bury the power lines underground.
In Japan, overhead 電線 are a common sight in cities and are sometimes noted as a characteristic of the urban landscape. There is an ongoing effort to bury them underground (無電柱化).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 電線が切れる (power line snaps)
- 電線を引く (run electric wire)
- 電線に触る (touch a wire — dangerous)