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high-voltage
[ hahy-vohl-tij ]
adjective
- operating on or powered by high voltage:
a high-voltage generator.
- Informal. dynamic; powerful:
a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur.
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-voltage1
Example Sentences
That aside, politics were kept to a minimum, as the group delivered a high-voltage blast of their greatest hits, from the bratty pop-punk of Basket Case to the more reflective Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
I like trying whatever the “fire, extreme danger, high-voltage” wing is, especially if I’m at a new place.
Depending on the severity of the crash, an electric vehicle’s high-voltage, lithium ion battery could be at risk of being damaged, catching fire or delivering an electric shock to anyone who touches it.
Witnesses reported seeing a snapped line on a high-voltage transmission tower in Little Tujunga Canyon around the time the fire started, and investigators focused their attention there.
On Lake Hughes Road, wooden piles supporting power lines had burned and snapped, spreading high-voltage wires like snakes across the pavement.
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