Wiring
['waɪərɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device.
(noun.) a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wire
Typed by Dominic
Examples
- It was still raining hard and I thought some of the stops in the movement of the column might be from cars with wet wiring. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Theoretically, a three-wire installation is evenly balanced by wiring for an equal number of lamps on both sides. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Boilers, engines, dynamos, motors, distribution mains, meters, house-wiring, safety-devices, lamps, and lamp-fixtures--all were vital parts of the whole system. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is provided with a heavy wattage and therefore requires special wiring. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These required special wiring, as the wattage was too heavy to allow of their operation from the light socket. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The dash unit includes the dash, complete steering gear, coil, horn, and all wiring ready to be attached to the motor, so that its installation is rapid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I spent three days in wiring to Dundee, and at the end of that time I had ascertained the names of the crew of the SEA UNICORN in 1883. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Wiring to the family, I suppose. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Finishing wiring the grenades down, he no longer heard the firing from up the road. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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