Overhead wire in French
In French
le fil de contact
Plural: fils de contact
Definition
Definition in EnglishAn electrical conductor suspended above railway tracks that supplies power to a train through a collector touching it.
Definition in FrenchC'est le fil électrique suspendu au-dessus des voies, que le pantographe touche pour alimenter le train.
Example sentences
Les équipes ont réparé le fil de contact pendant la nuit, et les trains ont repris ce matin.
Workers repaired the overhead wire overnight, and services resumed this morning.
Le trafic est perturbé parce qu'un fil de contact est tombé près de la gare.
Services are delayed because an overhead wire has come down near the station.