extension cord en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US) An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.
Atticus did something that interested us: he came into the livingroom carrying a long electrical extension cord. There was a light bulb on the end.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extension cords | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
powerboard · power board · extension reel · extension cord reel · power strip
Synonyms
power extender · trip cord · extension lead · drop cord · extension
Translations (35)
it prolunga (an electrical cord) · sv förlängningssladd (an electrical cord) · ro cablu prelungitor (an electrical cord) · sv skarvsladd (an electrical cord) · is framlengingarsnúra (an electrical cord) · ro prelungitor (an electrical cord) · cmn 延長線 /延长线 (an electrical cord) · hu hosszabbító zsinór (an electrical cord) · ro cablu de prelungire (an electrical cord) · fi jatkojohto (an electrical cord) · ja 延長ケーブル (an electrical cord) · lv pagarinātājs (an electrical cord) · tl dugtungang-kawad (an electrical cord) · ru удлини́тель (an electrical cord) · pt extensão (an electrical cord) · fr rallonge (an electrical cord) · mi tura kātete (an electrical cord) · uk подо́вжувач (an electrical cord) · bo མཐུད་མའི་གློག་ཐག (an electrical cord) · tr uzatma kablosu (an electrical cord) · nl verlengsnoer (an electrical cord) · cs prodlužka (an electrical cord) · cs prodlužovačka (an electrical cord) · az uzadıcı (an electrical cord) · no skøteledning (an electrical cord) · cmn 電源延長線 /电源延长线 (an electrical cord) · fr prolongateur (an electrical cord) · sk predlžovačka (an electrical cord) · pl przedłużacz (an electrical cord) · ja テーブルタップ (an electrical cord) · hu hosszabbító (an electrical cord) · de Verlängerungskabel (an electrical cord) · ar سِلْك تَوْصِيل (an electrical cord) · es extensión/alargadera (eléctrica/“de corriente”) (an electrical cord) · da forlængerledning (an electrical cord)