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Cable used for transmission of information on utility poles
An overhead cable is a cable for the transmission of information, laid on utility poles. Overhead telephone and cable TV lines are common in North America
Overhead_cable
Above-ground structure for bulk transfer and distribution of electricity
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Overhead_power_line
Topics referred to by the same term
Referring to something above the head: Overhead cable, a signal transmission cable suspended in the air Overhead crane or bridge crane, a type of crane
Overhead
Cable that provides power to electric railways, trams, and trolleybuses
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units,
Overhead_line
Bundles of wires used for transmitting information
USB cable Networking cable Structured cabling Submarine communications cables Telecommunications power cable Wired communication Overhead cable Open
Telecommunications_cable
Biceps exercise
equipment. Balance muscle development and symmetry. Overhead cable curl: Stand in the middle of a cable machine with two pulleys in shoulder-height level
Biceps_curl
Electrical power via underground cables
underground power line provides electrical power with underground cables. Compared to overhead power lines, underground lines have lower risk of starting a
Underground_power_line
Ferry that is guided and propelled by cables
powered overhead-cable ferries like Straussee Ferry, which have an onboard propulsion unit and can float free, but are connected to the overhead wire for
Cable_ferry
Electrical installation of cabling
an overhead cable from a transformer on a power pole is run to the service entrance point. The cable is a three conductor twisted "triplex" cable with
Electrical_wiring
Street-running rail transit
dragged along dual overhead wires by a cable that connected the troller to the top of the car and collected electrical power from the overhead wires; this portmanteau
Tram
Instrument used for detecting underground cables
particularly those locations where overhead cable posts are unavailable or are not ideal. Locating underground cables—as well as other underground facilities—is
Cable_locator
Cable ferry that uses river current for propulsion
rivers with strong currents. Some reaction ferries operate using an overhead cable suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river at right
Reaction_ferry
Bundle of wires for transmitting electricity
buildings and structures, buried in the ground, laid underwater or run overhead. Power cables that are bundled inside thermoplastic sheathing and that are intended
Power_cable
Skilled worker
items of PPE such as helmets are usually replaced at regular intervals. Overhead cable Wichita Lineman Shoemaker, Thomas M.; Mack, James E. (March 23, 2017)
Lineworker
Ferry in US state of Oregon
by two steel cables, one under water on the downriver side, and one overhead on the upriver side. The ferry also uses the overhead cable for steering
Wheatland_Ferry
Marof) in Zagreb County, overhead cable Oborovo, across the Sava River (Oborovo–Vrbovo Posavsko) in Zagreb County, overhead cable Martinska ves, across the
List_of_cable_ferry_routes
Type of aerial lift
gondola lift through the use of two arms attached to two parallel overhead cables, providing more stability in high winds. The name funitel is a portmanteau
Funitel
Facility used to house computer servers
Options for low-voltage cable routing might include data cabling that is routed through overhead cable trays; raised floor cabling, both for security reasons
Data_center
Large door on a garage that accommodates vehicles entering and exiting
doors slide or swing horizontally or vertically. A typical version of an overhead garage door used in the past would have been built as a one-piece panel
Garage_door
Cable suspension monorail
self-propelled electrically powered bus-like vehicle riding on a suspended overhead cable. The cable arrangement, similar to a suspension bridge, allows for long spans
Aerobus
analysis of 23 cases of electrical burns caused by high tension railway overhead cables". Burns. 26 (5): 470–473. doi:10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00173-4. ISSN 0305-4179
List of train-surfing injuries and deaths
List_of_train-surfing_injuries_and_deaths
Ruggedized utility cable for direct burial
areas where overhead cabling is impractical or dangerous. Trench Undergrounding Utility tunnel Sterling, Donald J. (2000). Premises Cabling. Thomson Delmar
Direct-buried_cable
Bridge
Bridge under construction (summer 2023). Cantilevered pylons and an overhead cable crane are visible A bridge prototype at the nearest expressway exit
Tian'e_Longtan_Bridge
Cable that combines grounding and communications
standard, an optical fiber composite overhead ground wire) is a type of cable that is used in overhead power lines. Such cable combines the functions of grounding
Optical_ground_wire
English actor (1939–1992)
a lot of style. Gordon (Hessler) came up with the idea of using an overhead cable to give that illusion of his walking up the cliff." He appeared in Ken
Michael_Gothard
Future MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong
rates. In July 2025, MTR Corporation suspended foundation works for the overhead cable at its Oyster Bay station project on Lantau Island due to signs of “upheaving”
Oyster_Bay_station_(MTR)
Type of overhead power line
Aerial bundled cables (also aerial bundled conductors or simply ABC) are overhead power lines using several insulated phase conductors bundled tightly
Aerial_bundled_cable
fire station or airfield) Electrified overhead cable ahead Supplementary plate informing height of overhead cables at level crossing ahead Risk of grounding
Road signs in the United Kingdom
Road_signs_in_the_United_Kingdom
Bulk movement of electrical energy
higher than overhead construction. Faults in buried transmission lines take longer to locate and repair. In some metropolitan areas, cables are enclosed
Electric_power_transmission
Village in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, England
("pull") cable ferries enable foot passengers to cross the river, powered by ferrymen who pull the ferry across the river using an overhead cable. The only
Symonds_Yat
Process of moving a structure from one location to another
such as the chimney, as well as obstacles along the journey, such as overhead cables and trees. Reasons for moving a building range from commercial reasons
Structure_relocation
Railway sabotage in Poland
100 km southeast of Warsaw. The undercarriage of a freighter train and overhead cables on the same line were also damaged. A second incident took place near
2025 Russian railway sabotage in Poland
2025_Russian_railway_sabotage_in_Poland
Television content transmitted via signals on coaxial or fibre-optic cable
utility lines. Coaxial cable brings the signal to the customer's building through a service drop, an overhead or underground cable. If the subscriber's
Cable_television
Telecommunications company in the Channel Islands
Traction Limited in 1988. Jersey Cable had invested heavily in a new TV cable network, replacing the Rediffusion overhead cable system with an underground distribution
Newtel_Solutions
Type of net
A safety net over a roadway to protect cars during an overhead cable replacement
Safety_net
Island in County Cork, Ireland
Mains electricity was brought to the island in the early 1950s via overhead cable. The island extends to 15 hectares (37 acres) and is renowned for its
Garnish_Island
Electric power transmission system
high-voltage cables have a high electrical capacitance compared with overhead transmission lines since the live conductors within the cable are surrounded
High-voltage_direct_current
Cable ferry
An overhead cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river. The ferry is attached to this overhead cable by bridle cables and pulleys
Veckerhagen_Ferry
cross rivers and estuaries either in the form of overhead lines or with cables carried in tunnels. Overhead power lines are supported on towers (called pylons
Powerline river crossings in the United Kingdom
Powerline_river_crossings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Illegal act of riding on the outside of a moving train
analysis of 23 cases of electrical burns caused by high tension railway overhead cables". Burns. 26 (5): 470–473. doi:10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00173-4. ISSN 0305-4179
Train_surfing
Cable assembly containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light
A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that
Fiber-optic_cable
British sailor
solo; he made it to Japan but at Katsuura, Chiba, he collided with an overhead cable, sustaining serious injuries. Unable to join the Royal Air Force (RAF)
Francis_Chichester
VLF radio transmitter
tall, which are configured as umbrella antennas. They are fed by an overhead cable, fixed to a tall mast at one end, and at the opposite end to a smaller
Lualualei_VLF_transmitter
Mid-Levels and the city centre since 1888. This was followed by the Mount Parker Cable Car in 1892, but this system was terminated in 1932 and dismantled. The
Rail_transport_in_Hong_Kong
Crossing of an obstacle by a power line
pylons and the other circuit via an underground cable. There are some crossings between two overhead powerlines, which are unique, either as both lines
Overhead_line_crossing
Saw mounted on a long pole, usually for pruning trees
for phone- and powerline workers to prune tree limbs entangled with overhead cables, but the physical nature of the work can be a source of musculoskeletal
Polesaw
likely to be in or crossing the road Slow-moving vehicles Electrified overhead cable ahead Ice or Snowdrifts Other dangers (plate must be used to indicate
Road_signs_in_Cyprus
Electrical infrastructure
right of way than overhead lines for the same reason. They can be designed as shielded cables for telecommunication purposes. If the cable falls, it may still
Aerial_cable
continued for a few decades; in the mid-1920s his company opened an overhead cable, transporting barite from a pit in the Tacho gallery to Poblet. In the
Luis_Argemí_y_de_Martí
Type of fibre-optic cable
Optical attached cable (OPAC) is a type of fibre-optic cable that is installed by being attached to a host conductor along overhead power lines. The attachment
Optical_attached_cable
Historic cable car system in San Francisco, California
of its cable lines to overhead electric traction, but this was met with resistance from opponents who objected to what they saw as ugly overhead lines
San Francisco cable car system
San_Francisco_cable_car_system
High-voltage electrical connection device
terminal used for transitioning between overhead line and underground high-voltage cable or for connecting overhead wiring to equipment like transformers
Pothead
overlapping overhead utility cables attached to electric poles. The term refers to the large number of power, telecommunications, and cable television
Spaghetti_wires
HVDC power line between Sweden and Germany
requirement for such a system, because there is no overhead powerline section on the German side. The cable cannot be operated at the maximum transmission
Baltic_Cable
Comparison of a wide range of voltages
1919 in the UK until 1926 (still used for heavy industry and factory overhead cable distribution systems) 69–230 kV Range used in North American power high-voltage
Orders_of_magnitude_(voltage)
Rail accident in Drenthe, Netherlands
running through two groups of overhead cables near Hooghalen anymore. Current was manually disabled at 16:07 to prevent the cables from coming back online automatically
Hooghalen_train_crash
Market in Indore, India
Development Authority have started working on underground ducts for the overhead cables in the region. Sanchari Pal. "Discover Sarafa Bazaar, Where Indore
Sarafa_Bazaar
Tidily securing cables
Products such as cable trays, cable ladders, and cable baskets are used to support a cable through cabling routes. The choice of cables is also important;
Cable_management
German manufacturer
fittings for high-voltage overhead cables and switchgear connectors. He patented an anchor clamp for steel-aluminum cables. Karl Pfisterer also developed
Pfisterer_Group
Railway line in India
passengers, and will be fully electric, running on 25kV AC supplied by overhead cable. Eight runs daily between Pune and Nashik will be scheduled for each
Pune–Nashik_rail_line
ahead Fire station Other dangers Sand dunes Water crossing Electrified overhead cable ahead Stop Yield Maximum speed limit Trucks keep right Truck limit Minimum
Road_signs_in_Saudi_Arabia
Reaction ferry across the River Severn in Shropshire, England
An overhead cable is suspended across the river, and the ferry was tethered by a second cable, to a pulley block that ran on the suspended cable. To
Hampton_Loade_Ferry
Standard for computer networking over a cable television system
data transfer to an existing cable television (CATV) system. It is used by many cable television operators to provide cable Internet access over their existing
DOCSIS
Cable ferry in the U.S. state of Oregon
used, the M.J. Lee II, is a cable-guided vessel powered by electricity with a voltage of 460 volts [1] provided by overhead lines and is guided across
Canby_Ferry
Electrical grounding for safety or function
conductors run separately on overhead distribution lines. Separate conductors for overhead lines and armoring of cables are used for earth connection
Earthing_system
LGA and town in Enugu State, Nigeria
electricity, utilizing the river at the site and coal transported via overhead cable buckets from the Enugu Coal located 50 km away. After the Nigeria -
Oji_River
Tuned mass damper used to suppress wind-induced vibrations
wind-induced vibrations on slender structures such as overhead power lines, long cantilevered signs and cable-stayed bridges. The dumbbell-shaped device consists
Stockbridge_damper
the Marne–Rhine Canal and is still in use. A 33⁄4 miles (6 km) long overhead cable was installed at the 2 miles (3,3 km) long canal tunnel of the Canal
Trolley_boat
Airport in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
till 2012, which was later removed by replacing the overhead cable with an underground power cable under initiatives of Chimes Aviation Private Limited
Dhana_Airport
Post used by public utilities to support overhead wires and related equipment
or post used to support overhead power lines and various other public utilities, such as electrical cable, fiber optic cable, and related equipment such
Utility_pole
Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
the aesthetic environment by eliminating overhead cables in the historic city. Conventional overhead cables are used outside the city. The system was
Bordeaux
Cable used for electric power transmission at high voltage
contrast to an overhead line, which may include insulation but not fully rated for operating voltage (EG: tree wire). High-voltage cables of differing types
High-voltage_cable
City in Lagos State, Nigeria
with utilities, including underground electrical systems (versus the overhead cabling common throughout Lagos), an underground water supply network, a central
Banana_Island,_Lagos
Species of bird of genus Merops
mid-April, and in mid-September. Hives close to or under trees or overhead cables are also at increased risk as the birds pounce on flying insects from
European_bee-eater
Civil engineer
delivery system to transport concrete and the second was a system of overhead cables to allow the pneumatic concrete to be pumped at any point on the construction
Frank_Crowe
Technical Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge Electrification AC 25 kV 50 Hz Overhead cable
China Railway International Intermodal Passenger Train
China_Railway_International_Intermodal_Passenger_Train
Conversion of railways to use electricity for propulsion
remote installations make overhead cables an attractive target for scrap metal thieves. Attempts at theft of live 25 kV cables may end in the thief's death
Railway_electrification
Streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana
included overhead cable propulsion (with a cable clamp patented by P. G. T. Beauregard in 1869 later being adapted for the San Francisco cable car system)
St._Charles_Streetcar_Line
Indian internet service provider
services in India. However, due to the model it adapted (overhead cables similar to broadcasting cable) it couldn't gain a larger customer base. This model
DishnetDSL
Study of the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures
it is difficult to transmit power by overhead cables, so underground cables are used. But underground cables get heated and the resistance of the wire
Cryogenics
Emergency number in several countries
making momentary contact produce a pulse similar to dialling (e.g. when overhead cables touch in high winds). Hoax calls and improper use are a problem. For
999 (emergency telephone number)
999_(emergency_telephone_number)
US Navy research on communicating with submarines
called ground dipoles consisting of tens to hundreds of kilometers of overhead cables resembling ordinary power transmission lines. The transmission lines
Project_Sanguine
Facility where bananas are grown
fertilization and pest mitigation, harvesting assists such as tractors or overhead cable systems, washing tanks, storage buildings, boxing or bagging, shipping
Banana_plantation
Electrical insulator
suspended electrical wire or cable. They are used in overhead electrical wiring, to support radio antennas and overhead power lines. A strain insulator
Strain_insulator
Former welsh music festival
handrails that the wakeboarders slid along whilst being towed by an overhead cable system. In February 2015 it was announced on Twitter and Facebook that
Wakestock_(Wales)
De-energized high-voltage direct current interconnection
Vancouver Island consists of three overhead line sections with a total length of 42 km (26 mi) and two submarine cable sections with a length of 33 km (21 mi)
HVDC_Vancouver_Island
originate at the power-system device, are installed in trenches or overhead cable trays, and are then terminated on panels within the RTU. The RTU can
Power-system_automation
Swapping of positions of the conductors of a transmission line
interferences. Conductors are transposed in overhead power lines to reduce transmission losses. Unlike in cables, continuous transposition is impractical
Transposition (transmission lines)
Transposition_(transmission_lines)
1976 deadly cable car crash in Cavalese, Italy
dragged by the carrier cable for another 100–200 metres before coming to a halt in a grassy meadow. In the fall, the three-ton overhead carriage assembly fell
1976_Cavalese_cable_car_crash
Tramway between Isle of Man towns
Newspapers ISSN 1358-4391 Telecom, Manx. "Theft of Manx Electric Railway Overhead Cable - Isle of Man News - Manx.net". www.manx.net. Retrieved 10 April 2018
Manx_Electric_Railway
Mobile equipment that transports people, animals or cargo
have their own advantages and disadvantages. Electrified rails and overhead cables are a common source of electrical energy on subways, railways, trams
Vehicle
using the chartered cable ship Resolute. The cable was single-core, with gutta-percha insulation. Twenty miles of overhead cable were also erected from
Communications in the Isle of Man
Communications_in_the_Isle_of_Man
German operation during World War 2
worked in the mining industry. Drift mines were linked to the shore by overhead cable tracks or rails and coal dumped in winter was collected after the summer
Operation_Haudegen
Harlow after a fire burnt 15 ha (37 acres) of grass and affected some overhead cables. In Watford, a caravan park was evacuated after 20 ha (49 acres) of
2022_United_Kingdom_wildfires
Slippery road Slippery road because of Ice Opening or Swing Bridge Overhead cables Quayside or riverbank Barrier Sudden Side Winds Tunnel ahead Ferry
Road_signs_in_India
Art gallery in London, England (1877–1890)
west and the High Court of Justice to the east at 2,250 Volts using overhead cable distribution. However the system caused a lot of trouble, so much so
Grosvenor_Gallery
including digital television, broadband DOCSIS 3.0, and cable telephony services. Overhead cables (strung between buildings rather than utility poles, as
Cable_television_in_Ireland
Headland on the Isle of Man
gate Evidence of the tramway exists in the landside arch where the overhead cable was attached to the stonework The road runs the full length of Marine
Douglas_Head
Bridge in Queensland, Australia
impression at the time of construction shows trams crossing the bridge with overhead cables, a monument of some kind at the intersection of Skew and Saul Streets
William_Jolly_Bridge
Tram system in Dublin, Ireland
essential maintenance on the tram system - such as on its overhead cable systems, overhead line equipment and rail works - can only be carried out when
Luas
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Boy/Male
English
Ropemaker. An English surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived at the ‘upper end’ of a settlement, from Middle English overe, uvere ‘upper’ + end ‘end’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : altered form of the medieval family name Passelewe (assimilated by folk etymology to the herb name parsley). The medieval name is from Old French passe(r) ‘to pass or cross’ + l’ewe ‘the water’, hence a nickname, probably for a ferryman or a merchant who was in the habit of traveling overseas, or else someone who had been on a pilgrimage or crusade. It may also have been used as a topographic name for someone who lived on the opposite side of a watercourse from the main settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin capere ‘to seize’).English : possibly from an Old English personal name, Ceadbeald.English : metonymic occupational name for a horseman, from Middle English cabal ‘horse’.From German Göbel (see Goebel), assimilated to the English name.
Surname or Lastname
Catalan
Catalan : nickname for a bald man, equivalent to Spanish Cabello.English : variant spelling of Cable.Possibly a respelling of German Göbel (see Goebel) or Kabel.William Cabell, of Bugley near Warminster, in Wiltshire, England, trained in surgery and migrated to Virginia in the 18th century. The emigrant ancestor of a distinguished VA family, he married in 1726 and by 1741 had carried settlements 50 miles westward. As a pioneer during VA’s westward push, the surgeon had a private hospital from which he handed out medicines and wooden legs crafted by his artisans.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Rope; Rope-maker; An English Surname
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Granter of boons
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, English, German, Greek, Swedish
Solitary; Ready for Battle; Pretty One; Short Form of Appolonia; Lion Strengths
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Good Hearted
Biblical
consuming father; gathering,father of gathering, i.e. gatheredfather of gathering; the gatherer
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Grumet.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Wolf
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fortunate
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lovable
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish Scottish
Dove. Can also be a 'Servant/disciple of Columba'.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Row of Lamps
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v. t.
To read over, or peruse.
v. t.
To frown down; to overbear by frowning.
v. t.
To hear again.
adv.
Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
n.
Excess of zeal.
n.
A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
adv.
In an overhand manner or style.
v. t.
To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Overload
v. t.
To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.
imp. & p. p.
of Overload
adv.
Alt. of Overseas
adv.
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
imp. & p. p.
of Overfeed
v. t.
To heat to excess; to superheat.
v. t.
To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
n.
The zenith, or the point of the heavens directly overhead.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Overfeed
imp. & p. p.
of Overhear
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Overhear