combination pliers

noun

A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

Similar
lineman's pliersKleinslinesman pliersside-cutting pliers
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Meanings

nouncombination pliers pl (plural only)
  1. UKUSpluralplural onlyA type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

    Synonyms: lineman's pliers, Kleins, linesman pliers, side-cutting pliers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

Similar
lineman's pliersKleinslinesman pliersside-cutting pliers
Also see
lineman's pliers

Translations

Bulgarian комбини́рани кле́щи
  • комбини́рани кле́щи (kombinírani kléšti)a type of pliers
Catalan alicates universals
  • alicates universalsa type of pliers
Chinese Cantonese 老虎鉗 /老虎钳
  • 老虎鉗 /老虎钳 (lou⁵ fu² kim⁴)a type of pliers
Chinese Mandarin 老虎鉗 /老虎钳, 虎頭鉗 /虎头钳
  • 老虎鉗 /老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián)a type of pliers
  • 虎頭鉗 /虎头钳 (hǔtóuqián)a type of pliers
Czech kombinačky
  • kombinačkya type of pliers
Dutch combinatietang
  • combinatietanga type of pliers
Estonian näpitsad
  • näpitsada type of pliers
Finnish yhdistelmäpihdit
  • yhdistelmäpihdita type of pliers
French pince universelle
  • pince universellea type of pliers
German Kombinationszange, Kombizange
  • Kombinationszangea type of pliers
  • Kombizangea type of pliers
Hungarian kombinált fogó
  • kombinált fogóa type of pliers
Italian pinza universale
  • pinza universalea type of pliers
Māori kūmau ngutupoto
  • kūmau ngutupotoa type of pliers
Polish kombinerki
  • kombinerkia type of pliers
Portuguese alicate universal
  • alicate universala type of pliers
Russian пассатижи
  • пассатижи (passatiži)a type of pliers
Spanish alicates, alicates universales
  • alicatesa type of pliers
  • alicates universalesa type of pliers
  • pinza universala type of pliers
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