overhead cable

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Cables suspended above the ground.

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  • The storm brought down several overhead cables, leaving the town without power.
  • The city skyline is a messy web of overhead cables and telephone poles.
  • Be careful not to fly your kite near the overhead cables.
  • A crew was sent to repair the damaged overhead power cable.
  • There's a local campaign to replace all overhead cables with underground wiring.
  • A small bird was perched on the thin overhead telephone cable.
  • New overhead cables were installed to bring electricity to the remote village.
  • The country's infrastructure relies heavily on a network of overhead cables for communication.
  • That thick overhead cable carries high-voltage electricity across the valley.
  • I noticed a tree branch had fallen onto an overhead cable during my walk.