high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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Politicians and environmental groups, among others, are castigating PJM for the increases and blaming the grid operator for being too sluggish in approving high-voltage connections of renewable power sources such as wind farms to population centers.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
This is not only due to legal requirements, but also enables us to ensure that complex protection systems, such as the deactivation of high-voltage components, the protection of the passenger cell and the battery housing, also provide protection in extreme situations.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
If Maryland is short of high-voltage transmission lines, the question is: What has PJM historically done about it?
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
What is a substation? Not to be confused with a power station that generates electricity, substations are facilities that house a high-voltage electric system to transform and distribute electricity between power stations and homes or businesses.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
This is not only due to legal requirements, but also enables us to ensure that complex protection systems, such as the deactivation of high-voltage components, the protection of the passenger cell and the battery housing, also provide protection in extreme situations.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
If Maryland is short of high-voltage transmission lines, the question is: What has PJM historically done about it?
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
What is a substation? Not to be confused with a power station that generates electricity, substations are facilities that house a high-voltage electric system to transform and distribute electricity between power stations and homes or businesses.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-voltage
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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