English Explanatory Dictionary

suicide cable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a dead outlet (in a house with no power) allows power to be injected from the live outlet into the dead one.

Word forms

suicide cable suicide cables

Etymology

Referencing the fact that when one end is plugged into a live outlet, the exposed prongs of the other end are highly dangerous.

Synonyms

suicide cord widowmaker male-to-male cable male-to-male cord
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