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power distribution line; electrical distribution line
The electrical lines that carry power from substations to homes and buildings. These are the lower-voltage lines commonly seen running along streets on utility poles, as distinct from high-voltage transmission lines.
台風で配電線が切れた。
The distribution line was severed by the typhoon.
配電線の工事で一時的に停電になる。
There will be a temporary power outage due to distribution line work.
老朽化した配電線を地中に埋設する計画が進んでいる。
Plans are progressing to bury aging distribution lines underground.
A compound of 配電 (power distribution) and 線 (line, wire). In the electrical grid, power flows from generators through 送電線 (transmission lines) to substations, then through 配電線 (distribution lines) to end users. The distribution lines are the ones most visible in daily life, running along 電柱 (utility poles).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 配電線の修理: repair of distribution lines
- 配電線の地中化: undergrounding of distribution lines
- 配電線が断線する: a distribution line breaks
- 高圧配電線: high-voltage distribution line
RELATED TERMS:
- 送電線: transmission line — the high-voltage lines that carry power over long distances
- 電線: electrical wire — the general term for any electrical cable
- 電柱: utility pole — the poles that support distribution lines