"extension cord" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extension cords [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} extension cord (plural extension cords)
  1. (electronics, 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. Wikipedia link: extension cord Tags: US Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: extension lead [UK], extension, power extender, drop cord, trip cord [slang] Related terms: extension reel, extension cord reel, power board, powerboard, power strip Translations (an electrical cord): سِلْك تَوْصِيل (silk tawṣīl) [masculine] (Arabic), 電源延長線 (Chinese Mandarin), 电源延长线 (diànyuán yánchángxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 延長線 (Chinese Mandarin), 延长线 (yánchángxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), prodlužovačka [feminine] (Czech), prodlužka [feminine] (Czech), forlængerledning [common-gender] (Danish), verlengsnoer [neuter] (Dutch), jatkojohto (Finnish), prolongateur [masculine] (French), rallonge [feminine] (French), Verlängerungskabel [neuter] (German), hosszabbító zsinór (Hungarian), hosszabbító (Hungarian), framlengingarsnúra [feminine] (Icelandic), prolunga [feminine] (Italian), 延長ケーブル (enchō-kēburu) (Japanese), テーブルタップ (tēburutappu) (Japanese), pagarinātājs [masculine] (Latvian), skøteledning (Norwegian), przedłużacz [masculine] (Polish), extensão [feminine] (Portuguese), cablu de prelungire [neuter] (Romanian), cablu prelungitor (Romanian), prelungitor [neuter] (Romanian), удлини́тель (udlinítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), predlžovačka [feminine] (Slovak), alargador [masculine] (Spanish), prolongador [masculine] (Spanish), extensión [Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, feminine] (Spanish), alargue [Argentina, Uruguay, masculine] (Spanish), skarvsladd (Swedish), förlängningssladd (Swedish), dugtungang-kawad (Tagalog), uzatma kablosu (Turkish), подо́вжувач (podóvžuvač) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pagarinātājs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "skøteledning"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przedłużacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "extensão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cablu de prelungire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "cablu prelungitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prelungitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udlinítelʹ",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "удлини́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "predlžovačka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alargador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prolongador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Guatemala",
        "Mexico",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "extensión"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Uruguay",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alargue"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "skarvsladd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "förlängningssladd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "dugtungang-kawad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "word": "uzatma kablosu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "podóvžuvač",
      "sense": "an electrical cord",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подо́вжувач"
    }
  ],
  "word": "extension cord"
}

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