"floating ground" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floating grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} floating ground (plural floating grounds)
  1. An electrical conductor that should be connected to the ground but lacks that connection. Wikipedia link: floating ground
    Sense id: en-floating_ground-en-noun-inzPVqS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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