high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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Today, China’s rivers are dotted with hydropower projects, while cutting-edge transmission lines carry high-voltage electricity from rural and mountainous regions to the skyscrapers, AC units and electric vehicles of urban China.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The new battery cells for next-generation high-voltage batteries are developed and produced in small quantities.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Explosions near the site had already damaged a high-voltage power line; Ukraine feared the failure of cooling systems that prevent nuclear fuel from melting down.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Driftless area worries about high-voltage power line Madeline Heim covers health and the environment for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The new battery cells for next-generation high-voltage batteries are developed and produced in small quantities.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Explosions near the site had already damaged a high-voltage power line; Ukraine feared the failure of cooling systems that prevent nuclear fuel from melting down.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Driftless area worries about high-voltage power line Madeline Heim covers health and the environment for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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