单词 | earth-wire |
释义 | earth-wirev. rare. transitive. To provide with or connect to an earth wire. ΚΠ 1872 W. H. Preece Let. in Times 13 Aug. 8/5 The line was renewed and earth wired, and not one single case of damage has occurred since. 1999 Trends Analyt. Chem. 18 636/1 Sensitive equipment should be provided with tension stabilisers and be earth wired. Derivatives ˈearth-wired adj. ΚΠ 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 258 Instances of earth-wired poles being affected by lightning have occurred. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1872 |
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