ground connection
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The ground connection is broken before the charged rod is removed, leaving the sphere with an excess charge opposite to that of the rod.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
While the cause might have been a faulty alternator, or even a loose ground connection, it turned out to be a faulty new battery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don't fail to make a good ground connection with the water pipe inside.
From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)
The arrangement of these two springs is such that the ground connection will be broken until the subscriber's receiver is removed from its hook.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
I ran a secret ground connection, and opened the circuit on the Lexington end.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
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