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suicide cables

suicide cables is the plural of suicide cable.

Meaning of suicide cable

Noun

suicide cable (plural suicide cables)

  1. (informal) A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a dead outlet (in a house with no power) allows power to be injected from the live outlet into the dead one.
    • When the hurricane hit and I lost power, I fired up the generator and jacked it in to the outlet in my garage with a suicide cable; at least I was able to run a few lights and my refrigerator.

Questions about suicide cables

What is suicide cables the plural of?
Suicide cables is the plural of suicide cable.

Words near suicide cables in the dictionary

  1. suicide booths
  2. suicide burn
  3. suicide burns
  4. suicide by cop
  5. suicide cable
  6. suicide cables
  7. suicide club
  8. suicide clubs
  9. suicide cord
  10. suicide cords
  11. suicide cult

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