Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tightly stretched wire attached to the trolley-wire of an electric road and used to hold the latter in its position above the track.
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Examples
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With span-wire installations, maximum values apply as to the structure loading resulting therefrom.
10. Mounting of Lighting Installations Frank Ponemunski 1991
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