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extension cords

extension cords is the plural of extension cord.

Meaning of extension cord

Noun

extension cord (plural extension cords)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    extension lead, extension, power extender, drop cord, trip cord

Questions about extension cords

What is extension cords the plural of?
Extension cords is the plural of extension cord.

Words near extension cords in the dictionary

  1. extension block
  2. extension blocks
  3. extension cable
  4. extension cables
  5. extension cord
  6. extension cords
  7. extension field
  8. extension fields
  9. extension lead
  10. extension leads
  11. Extension Poblacion

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