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overhead contact wire

overhead contact wire

The electrical wire touched by a train's current collector to supply traction power.

All languages

English
overhead contact wire
Norwegian
kontaktledning
Japanese
架空電車線 — かくうでんしゃせん — kakuudenshasen
Korean
가공 전차선 — gagong jeonchaseon
Spanish
hilo de contacto de catenaria
French
fil de contact de caténaire
German
Fahrdraht

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