ground wire
noun Electricity.
a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
Origin of ground wire
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby ground wire
Example sentences from the Web for ground wire
Our line was tapped on to the battery (without changing any of its connections) twenty cells from the ground-wire.
Electricity and Magnetism |Elisha GrayI've been thinking over that wireless proposition of yours, and I've got a hunch that your ground-wire isn't anchored right.
Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel |Stanley R. MatthewsThen, to the ends of the copper wire of the main coil fasten two wires,—one for the line, the other for the "ground-wire."