ferranti mains

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ferranti mains - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ferranti cables \Fer*ran"ti ca"bles\, Ferranti mains \Fer*ran"ti
  mains"\ (Elec.)
     A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of
     high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper
     separated by an insulating material composed of paper
     saturated with black mineral wax.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]