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noun
A line of electricity transmission towers, usually in groups, cutting across a city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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noun
The undeveloped land under those towers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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History
Canadian English, from hydro + field. In Canadian English, the word "hydro" can refer to any electricity, regardless of how it was generated.
