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combination pliers

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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  • Bulgarian: комбини́рани кле́щи (kombinírani kléšti) — a type of pliers
  • Catalan: alicates universals — a type of pliers
  • Chinese Cantonese: 老虎鉗 /老虎钳 (lou5 fu2 kim4) — a type of pliers
  • Chinese: 虎頭夾仔 /虎头夹仔 (hó͘-thâu-ngeh-á) — a type of pliers
  • Chinese: 虎頭鉗 /虎头钳 (hó͘-thâu-khîn) — a type of pliers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老虎鉗 /老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián) — a type of pliers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎頭鉗 /虎头钳 (hǔtóuqián) — a type of pliers
  • Czech: kombinačky — a type of pliers
  • Dutch: combinatietang — a type of pliers
  • Estonian: näpitsad — a type of pliers
  • French: pince universelle — a type of pliers
  • Galician: alicates universais — a type of pliers
  • Galician: alicates — a type of pliers
  • Galician: alicate — a type of pliers
  • German: Kombinationszange — a type of pliers
  • German: Kombizange — a type of pliers
  • Hungarian: kombinált fogó — a type of pliers
  • Italian: pinza universale — a type of pliers
  • Māori: kūmau ngutupoto — a type of pliers
  • Polish: kombinerki — a type of pliers
  • Portuguese: alicate universal — a type of pliers
  • Russian: пассатижи (passatiži) — a type of pliers
  • Spanish: alicates — a type of pliers
  • Spanish: alicates universales — a type of pliers
  • Spanish: pinza universal — a type of pliers