单词 | plug point |
释义 | > as lemmasplug point plug point n. (a) an electrical socket; (b) either of the metal pieces on a spark plug between which the spark jumps. ΚΠ 1932 Times 20 Apr. 21 If the supply is of the right type any plug point can be used for running a clock. 1943 E. H. Lewitt Thermodynamics Applied to Heat Engines (ed. 3) xv. 368 It is sometimes due to red hot carbon deposits on the cylinder walls, or to overheated sparking plug points. 1966 Times 22 Aug. 9 The speculative builder can claim ‘central heating’ because he puts a plug point in every room. 1998 T. Clancy Rainbow Six xxviii. 494 Sergeant Nance was already there, pulling red-flagged safety pins from their plug points and holding them up for the pilot to confirm the count. < as lemmas |
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