Meanings
nounpower strip (plural power strips)
plural power strips
- A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.
Synonyms: extension block, extension box, power board, power bar, multiple socket, multi-socket, socket log
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.
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Chinese Cantonese 拖板, 拖蘇 /拖苏
- 拖板 (to¹ baan²)block of electrical sockets
- 拖蘇 /拖苏block of electrical sockets
Chinese Mandarin 接線板 /接线板, 插線板 /插线板
- 接線板 /接线板 (jiēxiànbǎn)block of electrical sockets
- 插線板 /插线板 (chāxiànbǎn)block of electrical sockets
- 插排 (chāpái)block of electrical sockets
- 排插 (páichā)block of electrical sockets
- 線板 /线板 (xiànbǎn)block of electrical sockets
- 延長線 /延长线 (yánchángxiàn)block of electrical sockets
Danish stikdåse, multistikdåse
- stikdåseblock of electrical sockets
- multistikdåseblock of electrical sockets
Dutch stekkerdoos
- stekkerdoosblock of electrical sockets
Finnish jatkojohto
- jatkojohtoblock of electrical sockets
French multiprise
- multipriseblock of electrical sockets
German Mehrfachsteckdose, Steckdosenleiste
- Mehrfachsteckdoseblock of electrical sockets
- Steckdosenleisteblock of electrical sockets
Greek πολύπριζο, πολύμπριζο
- πολύπριζο (polýprizo)block of electrical sockets
- πολύμπριζο (polýmprizo)block of electrical sockets
Hungarian elosztó
- elosztóblock of electrical sockets
Icelandic fjöltengi
- fjöltengiblock of electrical sockets
Irish clár plocóidí
- clár plocóidíblock of electrical sockets
Italian multipresa, ciabatta
- multipresablock of electrical sockets
- ciabattablock of electrical sockets
Japanese テーブルタップ
- テーブルタップ (tēburu tappu)block of electrical sockets
Korean 멀티탭
- 멀티탭 (meoltitaep)block of electrical sockets
Norwegian Bokmål grenuttak
- grenuttakblock of electrical sockets
Persian سیمسیار, سهراهی
- سیمسیار (sim-sayyâr)block of electrical sockets
- سهراهی (se-râhi)block of electrical sockets
Polish listwa zasilająca, przedłużacz
- listwa zasilającablock of electrical sockets
- przedłużaczblock of electrical sockets
- złodziejkablock of electrical sockets
Portuguese multiplicador de tomadas
- multiplicador de tomadasblock of electrical sockets
Russian удлини́тель, разветви́тель пита́ния
- удлини́тель (udlinítelʹ)block of electrical sockets
- разветви́тель пита́ния (razvetvítelʹ pitánija)block of electrical sockets
Spanish múltiple (eléctrico/“de corriente”), tomacorriente/enchufe múltiple
- múltiple (eléctrico/“de corriente”)block of electrical sockets
- tomacorriente/enchufe múltipleblock of electrical sockets
Swedish grenuttag, grendosa
- grenuttagblock of electrical sockets
- grendosablock of electrical sockets
Thai แถบพลังงาน
- แถบพลังงาน (tɛ̀ɛp pá-lang-ngaan)block of electrical sockets
Ukrainian подо́вжувач
- подо́вжувач (podóvžuvač)block of electrical sockets
Vietnamese ổ cắm, ổ cắm điện
- ổ cắmblock of electrical sockets
- ổ cắm điệnblock of electrical sockets
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power strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20strip
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“power strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20strip. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power strip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20strip.
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