suicide cables

A form of suicide cable — A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a dead outlet (in a house with no power) allows power to be injected from the live outlet into the dead one.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of suicide cable
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