Phrase guide

ground wire

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A wire that connects a circuit to ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grounding wire

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 地線 /地线 (dei6 sin3) — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 水線 /水线 (seoi2 sin3) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地線 /地线 (dìxiàn) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 接地線 /接地线 (jiēdìxiàn) — Translations
  • Finnish: maadoitusjohto — Translations
  • Finnish: maajohto — Translations
  • Finnish: maattojohto — Translations
  • French: prise de terre — Translations
  • Japanese: アース線 (āsu sen) — Translations
  • Polish: przewód uziemiający — Translations
  • Portuguese: fio-terra — Translations