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de-electrify

verb

Etymology

From de- + electrify.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. formed as electrify — “electric + -fy”
  4. formed as de-electrify — “de- + electrify”

Definitions

  1. To remove the electrification for powering electric trains from a railway.

    • It formed part of the LNER's electrified North Tyneside system until it was de-electrified by BR in 1963.

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