Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of high voltage.
1 more example
[…] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards.
1958 January 29, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoperating on or powered by a high voltage
adjectivevigorously energetic or forceful
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