high-voltage

adjective

high-volt·​age ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 

: marked by great energy : electric, dynamic

a high-voltage performance

Examples of high-voltage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the Red Oak case, the agents surface a suitable high-voltage transformer sitting in Arizona, where permitting delays mean the local project has no immediate need for it. — Jayashree Arunkumar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The 140,000-square-foot facility will manufacture missile systems, interceptors, high-voltage drone fuzes, seekers and other critical components, helping address bottlenecks in the US munitions supply chain. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

American Transmission Company, a utility firm that develops and manages high-voltage transmission lines, has seen rapid growth, in part thanks to the AI and data center buildout. — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is designing solid-state power substations; ARPA-E is funding research into converters for high-voltage DC corridors. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-voltage

• overvoltage
• voltage