high-voltage

adjective

high-volt·​age ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij How to pronounce high-voltage (audio)
: marked by great energy : electric, dynamic
a high-voltage performance

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Forty new autonomous mobile robots now assist Halewood employees with fitting high-voltage batteries. Alex Christian, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024 Last year, only 55 miles of high-voltage transmission were constructed, compared to an average of about 500 miles between 2020 and 2022. Ray Long, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 With a snowy London, Christmas lights and holiday music as a backdrop, the show has swirls of comedy woven throughout the high-voltage action. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 In July 2024, those who live in the counties impacted by the project were notified that their land could be taken away by eminent domain to build a high-voltage transmission line to power data centers in Virginia. Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-voltage 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high-voltage was in 1909

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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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