wall plug

See also: wallplug

English

Alternative forms

• wallplug

Noun

wall plug (plural wall plugs)

1. (UK) A fixing that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls, a dowel or screw anchor.
2. (US) An electric socket.

Synonyms

• rawl plug

Translations

fixing — see also dowel

Bulgarian: дюбел (bg) m (djubel) Finnish: seinätulppa, kiinnitystulppa French: cheville (fr) f German: Dübel (de) m, Schraubdübel m, Wanddübel m Greek: ούπα (el) n (oúpa), ούπατ (el) (oúpat) Hungarian: tipli (hu), dübel Polish: kołek rozporowy m Portuguese: bucha (pt) f Serbo-Croatian: tìpl (sh) m Spanish: tarugo (es) m Vietnamese: tắc-kê

electric socket — see also socket

Bulgarian: контакт (bg) m (kontakt) Finnish: pistorasia (fi) Greek: πρίζα (el) f (príza), ρευματοδότης (el) (revmatodótis) Polish: gniazdo elektryczne n Spanish: tomacorriente (es) m

Further reading

• wall plug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia