CONTACT LINE

  

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CONTACT LINE

Specialty Definition: CONTACT LINE

DomainDefinition

Mining

The line of intersection of a contact surface with the surface of an exposure or with the surface of bedrock covered by mantle rock; it may beexposed or concealed. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CONTACT LINE

SubjectTopicQuote

Human Rights

Armenia

Landmines were used by all sides throughout the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and landmines have been laid on the 900-kilometer border line and territories along the contact line. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: CONTACT LINE

Expressions using "CONTACT LINE": overhead contact line polygonal overhead contact line vertical overhead contact line. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CONTACT LINE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

battalion contact line steel

12

air company contact line

11

agent air contact line

11

america contact line

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CONTACT LINE

Language Translations for "CONTACT LINE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

lodret koereledningssystem (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), kontakttraad med baereline (catenary, overhead contact line), kontaktledning (catenary, overhead contact line), koereledning (catenary, overhead contact line). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rijdraad met kettinglijnophanging (catenary, overhead contact line), bovenleiding met vertikale hangdraden (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), bovenleiding met draagkabel in kettinglijn (catenary, overhead contact line). (various references)

   

French

  

caténaire (overhead contact line), ligne de contact suspension caténaire (overhead contact line), ligne caténaire verticale (polygonal overhead contact line, polygonal overhead contact system, vertical overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact system), ligne caténaire polygonale (polygonal overhead contact line, polygonal overhead contact system, vertical overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact system). (various references)

   

German

  

vertikale polygonale Kettenfahrleitung (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), senkrechte Kettenfahrleitung (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), polygonale Kettenfahrleitung (polygonal catenary, polygonal overhead contact line, polygonal overhead contact system, vertical overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact system), Kettenfahrleitung (catenary, overhead contact line), Fahrleitung (catenary, overhead contact line). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κατενέρ (catenary, overhead contact line), γραμμή επαφής με αιώρηση αλυσοειδούς (catenary, overhead contact line), αλυσοειδής κατακόρυφη (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), αλυσοειδής πολυγωνική (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), αλυσοειδής (catenary, overhead contact line). (various references)

   

Italian

  

catenaria (catenary, overhead contact line), linea di contatto verticale (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), linea di contatto poligonale (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), linea di contatto con sospensione a catenaria (catenary, overhead contact line). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ontactcay inelay

   

Portuguese

  

catenária vertical (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line), catenária poligonal (polygonal overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact line). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

catenaria (catenary, overhead contact line), línea de contacto con suspensión catenaria (catenary, overhead contact line), línea catenaria vertical (polygonal overhead contact line, polygonal overhead contact system, vertical overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact system), línea catenaria poligonal (polygonal overhead contact line, polygonal overhead contact system, vertical overhead contact line, vertical overhead contact system). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CONTACT LINE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-i-l-n-n-o-t-t"

-3 letters: acetonic, canticle, cotenant, intonate, lactonic, nontitle, taconite, tectonic.

-4 letters: aconite, actinon, alencon, aloetic, ancient, antlion, calcine, calcite, calotte, cannoli, canonic, cocaine, coeliac, coenact, conceal, conceit, concent, conical, connate, connect, contact, contain, content, ectatic, elation, enation, encinal, laconic, lactone, lattice, lection, nictate, oceanic, tactile, taction, tetanic, toccate, toenail, tonetic, tontine.

-5 letters: accent, acetic, acetin.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-i-l-n-n-o-t-t"
 

+5 letters: countercomplaint, technicalization.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Expressions
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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