ground wire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ground wire
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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In addition, be aware that smart bulbs are designed to work in standard light fixtures connected to standard outlets that have a ground wire.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Subaru dealers will replace heater ground bolts and if needed replace the ground wire and the connector holder.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022
A spool of cable is what you see at the home center, and here in the USA it normally will contain two insulated wires and an uninsulated bare copper ground wire.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
They stayed there for a month while Smith replaced every ground wire in the van.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017
What she could possibly do with her knowledge of the intake valve, the Phillips screwdriver, the temperature cutoff, the ground wire, she did not know.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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