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punchdowns

punchdowns is the plural of punchdown.

Meaning of punchdown

Noun

punchdown (plural punchdowns)

  1. A kind of electrical connection often used in telephony, having solid copper wires that are punched down into short open-ended slots which are a type of insulation-displacement connector. The slots contain blades which cut through the wire's insulation as it is punched down, and hold the wire in position while making electrical contact.
    Synonyms:
    punch block

Questions about punchdowns

What is punchdowns the plural of?
Punchdowns is the plural of punchdown.

Words near punchdowns in the dictionary

  1. punchcards
  2. punchcutter
  3. punchcutters
  4. punchcutting
  5. punchdown
  6. punchdowns
  7. punchdrunk
  8. punched
  9. punched above
  10. punched above one's weight
  11. punched below one's weight

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