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bootleg ground

bootleg ground noun: a type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).

Noun

bootleg ground (plural bootleg grounds)

  1. (US) A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).

Forms of bootleg ground

pluralbootleg grounds

Origin of bootleg ground

From bootleg (“fake”) + ground (“earthing”).

Questions about bootleg ground

What does bootleg ground mean?
Bootleg ground means a type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).
What part of speech is bootleg ground?
Bootleg ground is a noun.
What is the plural of bootleg ground?
The plural of bootleg ground is bootleg grounds.

Words near bootleg ground in the dictionary

  1. bootlaces
  2. bootlast
  3. bootlasts
  4. bootle
  5. bootleg
  6. bootleg ground
  7. bootleg grounds
  8. bootlegged
  9. bootlegger
  10. bootlegger reverse
  11. bootlegger reverses

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