high-tension

[ hahy-ten-shuhn ]

adjective

, Electricity.

1. subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage:

   high-tension wire.

high-tension

noun

1. modifier subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a relatively high voltage HT

   a high-tension wire

high-tension

1. Having a high voltage, or designed to work at or sustain high voltages. High-tension wires used to carry electrical power over long distances sustain voltages over 200,000 volts.
2. Compare low-tension

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-tension¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Saturday ripped through two storage lots in an industrial area beneath I-10, burning parked cars, stacks of wooden pallets and support poles for high-tension power lines, city fire Chief Kristin Crowley said.

From Seattle Times

Saturday ripped through two storage lots in an industrial area beneath the highway, burning parked cars, stacks of wooden pallets and support poles for high-tension power lines, fire Chief Kristin Crowley said.

From Seattle Times

Saturday raged through two storage lots in an industrial area underneath the highway, burning piles of wooden pallets, parked cars and support poles for high-tension power lines, Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said.

From Seattle Times

“When you have a film which is high-tension you need that to occasionally be injected in order to make it a little bit more enjoyable,” said Pegg.

From Seattle Times

They were to blow up the steel towers carrying high-tension wires to the plant to cut off the power supply.

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