English Explanatory Dictionary

bootleg ground

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).

Word forms

bootleg ground bootleg grounds

Etymology

From bootleg (“fake”) + ground (“earthing”).

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