high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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An explainer on some of the circuit breakers also says that special-purpose breakers, such as oil circuit breakers and high-voltage SF6 gas breakers, can cost more due to scarcity.
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Long-distance, high-voltage transmission lines—already old and unreliable—must bridge this gap, compounding the strain as demand grows.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Long-distance, high-voltage transmission lines—already old and unreliable—must bridge this gap, compounding the strain as demand grows.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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