common wire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common wire
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The most common wire gauges used in U.S. residential buildings are 14, 12 and 10.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021
The ringing buttons at each station are connected between the tip of the plug at that station and the upper common wire.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
Both eagles were firmly caught in these snares of rolled and twisted sinews, which, although not much thicker than common wire, were sufficiently strong to hold them.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.
This bottle was a mere ordinary bottle, with a common cork in its neck, into which a common wire had been inserted.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
One, seemingly in charge, held a weapon in his hand, a slender tube no thicker than a common wire; and ending in a cylinder within the creature's hand.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various
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