bootleg grounds

A form of bootleg ground — A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bootleg ground
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APA

bootleg grounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootleg%20grounds

MLA

“bootleg grounds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootleg%20grounds. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootleg grounds,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootleg%20grounds.

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