electrical cord

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricalandcord

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electrical
adjective
uk
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/us
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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cord
noun
uk
/kɔːd/us
/kɔːrd/
(a length of) rope or string made of ...
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(Definition ofelectricalandcordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One of the mats rested against a frayedelectricalcord.
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Hiselectricalcordshorts, shocking him and taking out the power.
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The base of the handle has a permanently attachedelectricalcordwhich plugs directly into a wall outlet.
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The 12,000 total light bulbs and 2mi km ofelectricalcordused 40 percent less wattage than the year before.
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The wand has an intensity level control and sometimes an on/off switch, usually located near where theelectricalcordis attached.
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Heating is often achieved electrically, by passing an electric current (supplied through anelectricalcordor battery cables) through a resistive heating element.
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Rushing to his bedroom, he assembles a hollow head full of flash powder, embedding a frayedelectricalcordin the explosive material.
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The cause of the fire was a frayedelectricalcordbehind a couch that smoldered for hours before engulfing the house with flames and smoke.
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The computer inexplicably came with legs and could walk, talk and contemplate its own existence, but could not stray further than the length of itselectricalcord.
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On the ground level, they used anelectricalcordto activate a device that controlled one door, and they broke a bar on another door to reach the outside.
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