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Definitions

Verb

1. 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."

Example

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

Etymology

From de- + electrify.

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