pressure wire

noun

Any of a set of wires leading from various points of an electrical system to a central station, where a voltmeter indicates the potential of the system at those points.

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Meanings

nounpressure wire (plural pressure wires)

plural pressure wires

  1. businessAny of a set of wires leading from various points of an electrical system to a central station, where a voltmeter indicates the potential of the system at those points.
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