catenary
Example Sentences
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The first test trips, often at low speed, are designed to check the catenary system where overhead wires transmit power to the electric trains.
From Seattle Times
They form a catenary arch, the curve assumed by a cord hanging freely from two points, recalling Jasper Johns’ paintings of 2005.
From Los Angeles Times
Amtrak temporarily suspended trains Monday between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, while workers make repairs to catenary wires west of the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, station.
From Washington Times
Employing what is known as a catenary arch, the Inuit give igloos resilience by building them on a spiral.
From New York Times
The suspended string, attached at either end to wooden slats leaning out into space from the framing edge, forms a graceful catenary arch in front of the painted surface.
From Los Angeles Times
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