extension cord
15
2.5
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃən kɔrd/
- US
:
cable de extensión
- We would run a regular 120V extension cord to power our laptops.
I was two years old in the hood and my mother, we was in the little toe up, toe up spot and I put an extension cord in my mouth and it exploded.
- I was two years old in the hood and my mother, we was in the little toe up, toe up spot and I put an extension cord in my mouth and it exploded.
Examples
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He used the extension cord to connect the Christmas lights to the outside outlet.
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I use an audiovisual cart that has a built-in extension cord, and I can plug the entire system into one outlet.
Academic text (1993) -
Yeah, believe it or not, I own an extension cord.
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Look, it's an extension cord.
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What exactly would be the problem with running an extension cord up to the camera?
Blog text (5) -
Can you get me an extension cord and a drill bit from the shop?
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Now I agree that using a long extension cord would be impractical for the mountains.
Blog text (5) -
Martha pulled the jigsaw and extension cord out into the living room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Do any of you have a 100-foot extension cord so you can help your neighbors?
Blog text (32) -
Sure enough, she found it in Hardware, hanging on a rack among the extension cords and three-prong adapters.
Fiction book (1995)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'extension' (an added part that makes something longer) and 'cord' (a wire), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a cord that extends reach/power. This noun-noun compounding pattern is transparent and common cross-linguistically, making the meaning predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Extension cord is a simple picture: a long cord that gives an extension to a wall outlet. Imagine the wire reaching across a room to bring electricity to a lamp, so it literally 'extends' the 'reach' of the power.