extension cord

noun

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

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Anthony Dawley tied his pregnant ex-girlfriend up with an extension cord and strangled her to death in 1981. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2025 Avoid Hanging Christmas Lights with a Staple Gun Any fasteners that risk damaging the extension cord or Christmas lights are a poor choice. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024 Dobson was strangled with a computer extension cord and smothered with a plastic bag. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 The investigation determined the fire was caused by extension cord failure and was ruled accidental. Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extension cord

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 10 Mar. 2025.

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