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multiplug

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An electric device that allows more than one plug to connect to a single socket by containing multiple similar sockets; particularly for mains electricity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I need to get a multiplug as I'm already using all of my sockets.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English plug English multiplug From multi- + plug.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: triple de corriente — Translations
  • Spanish: ladrón eléctrico — Translations
  • Spanish: robacorriente — Translations
  • Spanish: multitoma — Translations
  • Spanish: multitomacorriente — Translations
  • Spanish: multienchufe — Translations
  • Spanish: multicontactos — Translations