Phrase guide

power strip

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extension block, extension box, power board, power bar, multiple socket, multi-socket, socket log

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُشْتَرَك — block of electrical sockets
  • Arabic: تَوْصيلة (tawṣīla) — block of electrical sockets
  • Arabic: سَيّار — block of electrical sockets
  • Arabic: حَرامِي — block of electrical sockets
  • Belarusian: падаўжа́льнік (padawžálʹnik) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Cantonese: 拖板 (to1 baan2) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Cantonese: 拖蘇 /拖苏 — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 接線板 /接线板 (jiēxiànbǎn) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 插線板 /插线板 (chāxiànbǎn) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 插排 (chāpái) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排插 (páichā) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 線板 /线板 (xiànbǎn) — block of electrical sockets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 延長線 /延长线 (yánchángxiàn) — block of electrical sockets
  • Danish: stikdåse — block of electrical sockets
  • Danish: multistikdåse — block of electrical sockets
  • Dutch: stekkerdoos — block of electrical sockets
  • Faroese: stikkdós — block of electrical sockets
  • Finnish: jatkojohto — block of electrical sockets
  • French: multiprise — block of electrical sockets
  • Georgian: დამაგრძელებელი (damagrʒelebeli) — block of electrical sockets
  • German: Mehrfachsteckdose — block of electrical sockets
  • German: Steckdosenleiste — block of electrical sockets
  • Greek: πολύπριζο (polýprizo) — block of electrical sockets
  • Greek: πολύμπριζο (polýmprizo) — block of electrical sockets
  • Hungarian: elosztó — block of electrical sockets
  • Icelandic: fjöltengi — block of electrical sockets
  • Irish: clár plocóidí — block of electrical sockets
  • Italian: multipresa — block of electrical sockets
  • Italian: ciabatta — block of electrical sockets
  • Japanese: テーブルタップ (tēburu tappu) — block of electrical sockets
  • Khmer: បន្ទះថាមពល (bɑntĕəh thaamaʼpŭəl) — block of electrical sockets
  • Korean: 멀티탭 (meoltitaep) — block of electrical sockets
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grenuttak — block of electrical sockets
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: greinuttak — block of electrical sockets
  • Persian: سیمسیار (sim-sayyâr) — block of electrical sockets
  • Persian: سهراهی (se-râhi) — block of electrical sockets
  • Polish: listwa zasilająca — block of electrical sockets
  • Polish: przedłużacz — block of electrical sockets
  • Polish: złodziejka — block of electrical sockets
  • Portuguese: multiplicador de tomadas — block of electrical sockets
  • Russian: удлини́тель (udlinítelʹ) — block of electrical sockets
  • Russian: разветви́тель пита́ния (razvetvítelʹ pitánija) — block of electrical sockets
  • Spanish: múltiple (eléctrico/“de corriente”) — block of electrical sockets
  • Spanish: tomacorriente/enchufe múltiple — block of electrical sockets
  • Swedish: grenuttag — block of electrical sockets
  • Swedish: grendosa — block of electrical sockets
  • Thai: แถบพลังงาน (tɛ̀ɛp pá-lang-ngaan) — block of electrical sockets
  • Ukrainian: подо́вжувач (podóvžuvač) — block of electrical sockets
  • Vietnamese: ổ cắm — block of electrical sockets
  • Vietnamese: ổ cắm điện — block of electrical sockets