WordNet
n. a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
Wikipedia
A power cord, line cord, or mains cable is a cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket or extension cord. The terms are generally used for cables using a power plug to connect to a single-phase alternating current power source at the local line voltage—(generally 100 to 240 volts, depending on the location). The terms power cable, mains lead, flex or kettle lead are also used. A lamp cord (also known as a zip cord) is a light-weight, ungrounded, single-insulated two-wire cord used for small loads such as a table or floor lamp.
A cord set includes connectors molded to the cord at each end (see Appliance coupler). Cord sets are detachable from both the power supply and the electrical equipment, and consist of a flexible cord with electrical connectors at either end, one male, and one female. One end of the cord set is attached to a molded electrical plug; the other is typically a molded electrical receptacle to prevent the possibility of having an exposed live prong or pin which would cause electric shock. The female connector attaches to the piece of equipment or appliance while the male plug connects to the electrical receptacle or outlet.
Usage examples of "power cord".
What had once been the brow of that face now became a ripple in the floor, then a pair of hands that reached up and fumbled with the junction of the power cord and extension cord.
It's got a sort of power cord stretching back to whoever summoned it.
Finally, someone pulled a power cord on the tarmac, cutting all light around the plane.
Irina unzipped the case, took the Toshiba out, handed the power cord with its adaptor to Tatiana.
With a glance at Ofelia, it leaned lower, reached, and came up with the end of the power cord.
He had rolled a big floor polisher into the room and he was working with its thick orange power cord, tying a hangman's noose in the plug end of the cord.
They'd replaced the cigarette lighter and left the power cord of the car beacon monitor still swinging from the dash.
She held several loops of power cord in her left hand, and some-thing that bulked larger than a microphone in her right.
He plugged it in (the shipping kinks were still in the power cord), slung the bass over his shoulder, and plugged in the cable.
He ripped the plastic sheeting from a console, uncoiled the power cord, and sought out the wall plug.
But it does not quite reach into Randy's cell, so the only way to plug the computer in is to set it up on that cabinet and stick the power cord into the back and then toss the other end out through the iron bars to a guard, who can mate it with the extension cord.
Signs of fresh repair work suggested it had been necessary to patch the roof and run in a long power cord from the house.