dewire

D2E1W4I1R1E1
UK/ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/

verb

for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost.

Opposite
wirerewire
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Meanings

verbdewire (third-person singular simple present dewires, present participle dewiring, simple past and past participle dewired)

present singular third person dewires · participle present dewiring · participle past dewired · past dewired

  1. intransitiveusuallytram or trolleybusfor the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost.
  2. To remove wires from something; to dismantle a system of overhead lines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
wirerewire

Origin

From de- + wire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Weiderweired
Cite this entry
APA

dewire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewire

MLA

“dewire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dewire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewire.

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