ground wire

noun

A wire that connects a circuit to ground.

Similar
grounding wire

Meanings

nounground wire (plural ground wires)

plural ground wires

  1. businessA wire that connects a circuit to ground.

    Synonyms: grounding wire

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wire that connects a circuit to ground.

Similar
grounding wire
Also see

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 地線 /地线, 水線 /水线
  • 地線 /地线 (dei⁶ sin³)Translations
  • 水線 /水线 (seoi² sin³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 地線 /地线, 接地線 /接地线
  • 地線 /地线 (dìxiàn)Translations
  • 接地線 /接地线 (jiēdìxiàn)Translations
Finnish maadoitusjohto, maajohto
  • maadoitusjohtoTranslations
  • maajohtoTranslations
  • maattojohtoTranslations
French prise de terre
  • prise de terreTranslations
Japanese アース線
  • アース線 (āsu sen)Translations
Polish przewód uziemiający
  • przewód uziemiającyTranslations
Portuguese fio-terra
  • fio-terraTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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