unwired
adjEtymology From un- + wired.
1
Not wired.
- an unwired bra
2
Not connected by electrical wires.
3
Rail transport, Railways, Transport Of an unelectrified line or route, without overhead wiring to supply current to electric trains via pantographs.
- Clarke said that this 'total cost' approach should be used across unwired routes in combination with route profit and loss figures from the Great British Railways Transition Team, to give a more rounded picture of costs and benefits.2024 May 1, Philip Haigh, “Network News: RIA argues for battery electrics to replace diesel trains”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 10:
- Synonyms
- non-wired