extension cord

noun

: an electric cord fitted with a plug at one end and a receptacle at the other

Examples of extension cord in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of extension cord was in 1918

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“Extension cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extension%20cord. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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