(at least, _, Australia, South Africa) A wall socket by which electricity is provided to electrical devices.
(at least, _, Australia, South Africa) A wall socket by which electricity is provided to electrical devices.
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(India) An electrical socket.
A plugpoint is Indian English for an electrical socket or wall outlet — the place where you plug in your charger, appliance, or device. It's a straightforward regional compound that's completely standard in Indian English but sounds charmingly literal to speakers of other English varieties. Whether you're asking a hotel receptionist if the room has a plugpoint near the bed or hunting for one in a crowded café, the word does its job with zero ambiguity.
An electric device that allows more than one plug to connect to a single socket by containing multiple similar sockets; particularly for mains electricity.
(British, electricity) a power cable or power cord which connects an appliance or other electrical device to the mains.
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