ELECTRIC OUTLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electric outlet mean? 

• ELECTRIC OUTLET (noun)
  The noun ELECTRIC OUTLET has 1 sense:

1. receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

  Familiarity information: ELECTRIC OUTLET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRIC OUTLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; outlet; wall plug; wall socket

Hypernyms ("electric outlet" is a kind of...):

receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric outlet"):

point; power point (a wall socket)