Phrase guide

extension cord

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cord, electric cord

History

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِلْك تَوْصِيل (silk tawṣīl) — an electrical cord
  • Azerbaijani: uzadıcı — an electrical cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電源延長線 /电源延长线 (diànyuán yánchángxiàn) — an electrical cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 延長線 /延长线 (yánchángxiàn) — an electrical cord
  • Czech: prodlužovačka — an electrical cord
  • Czech: prodlužka — an electrical cord
  • Danish: forlængerledning — an electrical cord
  • Dutch: verlengsnoer — an electrical cord
  • Finnish: jatkojohto — an electrical cord
  • French: prolongateur — an electrical cord
  • French: rallonge — an electrical cord
  • German: Verlängerungskabel — an electrical cord
  • Hungarian: hosszabbító zsinór — an electrical cord
  • Hungarian: hosszabbító — an electrical cord
  • Icelandic: framlengingarsnúra — an electrical cord
  • Italian: prolunga — an electrical cord
  • Japanese: 延長ケーブル (enchō-kēburu) — an electrical cord
  • Japanese: テーブルタップ (tēburutappu) — an electrical cord
  • Latvian: pagarinātājs — an electrical cord
  • Māori: tura kātete — an electrical cord
  • Norwegian: skøteledning — an electrical cord
  • Polish: przedłużacz — an electrical cord
  • Portuguese: extensão — an electrical cord
  • Romanian: cablu de prelungire — an electrical cord
  • Romanian: cablu prelungitor — an electrical cord
  • Romanian: prelungitor — an electrical cord
  • Russian: удлини́тель (udlinítelʹ) — an electrical cord
  • Slovak: predlžovačka — an electrical cord
  • Spanish: extensión/alargadera (eléctrica/“de corriente”) — an electrical cord
  • Swedish: skarvsladd — an electrical cord
  • Swedish: förlängningssladd — an electrical cord
  • Tagalog: dugtungang-kawad — an electrical cord
  • Tibetan: མཐུད་མའི་གློག་ཐག (mthud ma'i glog thag) — an electrical cord
  • Turkish: uzatma kablosu — an electrical cord
  • Ukrainian: подо́вжувач (podóvžuvač) — an electrical cord