extension cord

noun Electricity.

an electric cord having a standard plug at one end and a standard electric jack at the other.

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Origin of extension cord

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby extension cord

extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent, extension bolt, extension cord, extension courses, extension field, extension ladder, extension library service, extension ring
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