patch cord

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noun Telephony, Electronics.

a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths.

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Origin of patch cord

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby patch cord

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How to use patch cord in a sentence

Kocurek now works 12-hour shifts as a night watchman guarding the entrance to a drilling patch.
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The popular snack has also struck a cord with Paleo dieters, according to Lewis.
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Annie Leibovitz had hit a pretty rough patch in life by 2009.
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They hold signs depicting a fetus with a hanging umbilical cord.
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But the illusions of peace and tranquility soon crumble around them like a patch of freshly laid snow.
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A few, very few, little dots had run back over that green patch—the others had passed down into the world of darkness.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A patch of light fell clear on the side of the trap, and on Longcluse's ungloved hand as he leaned on it.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu