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a branch of a main transportation line, as of an airline or railroad.[1890-95]
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feeder line
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Feeder line — Telecommunications In communications, a feeder line is a peripheral route or branch from a main line or trunk line. Electrical Engineering A feeder line is either a coax cable line or an open feeder line (more commonly used in lower frequency… … Wikipedia
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Feeder line — An electrical line that extends radially from a distribution substation to supply electrical energy within an electric area or sub area. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
feeder — [fēd′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that feeds; specif., a) a device that feeds material into a machine b) a device that supplies food to animals or birds 2. an animal, esp. a steer, being fattened 3. anything that supplies or leads into something… … English World dictionary
line — Synonyms and related words: DMZ, Indian file, L, MO, Spenserian stanza, WATS, WATS line, Zeitgeist, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, aceldama, acknowledgment, acquiescence, acquire, action, activity, adaptation, adaption,… … Moby Thesaurus
feeder — Synonyms and related words: Brillat Savarin, L, Lucullus, Roscius, actor, actress, affluent, antagonist, antihero, bad guy, barnstormer, bayou, billabong, bit, bit part, board and roomer, boarder, bon vivant, branch, cable railway, cannibal,… … Moby Thesaurus
feeder — /fee deuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something. 2. a bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, esp. such a device designed to allow a number of chickens to feed simultaneously or to release a specific… … Universalium
line — I n 1. rule, bar, score, underline, underscore, hairline; mark, stroke, streak, dash, hyphen, virgule, diagonal; marking, inscription, inscript, engraving, incision; scratch, notch, slash, etch, hatching. 2. band, stripe, strip, belt, zone, layer … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Feeder — Feed er, n. 1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. [1913 Webster] A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. The feeder of my riots.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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