wiring
noun
wir·ing
ˈwī(-ə)r-iŋ 
plural wirings
1
: the act of providing or using wire
2
: a system of wires
especially
: an arrangement of wires used for electric service distribution
plumbing and wiring
(figurative) the brain's wiring
A licensed electrician must be contacted to make repairs if there's damage or if water has entered the walls around electric wirings. —
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Luis Zambrano Examples of wiring in a Sentence
All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.
He fixed the radio's wiring.
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That repair job would have replaced most of the equipment serving the six elevators, including controllers, motor drives, door operators, signals and wiring.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Homes, for example, are jam-packed with synthetic materials—think of couches and mattresses—along with appliances, coolant fluids, metal wiring, asbestos tiling, lead paint, and many other materials that can generate dangerous pollutants.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the wiring and sound so far are passive, Verso has also teamed up with Lehle for an active expression module.
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
By reducing the number of components and wiring, Honda is clearly trying to limit its costs in an environment where the price of production seems to be on the rise.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Homes, for example, are jam-packed with synthetic materials—think of couches and mattresses—along with appliances, coolant fluids, metal wiring, asbestos tiling, lead paint, and many other materials that can generate dangerous pollutants.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the wiring and sound so far are passive, Verso has also teamed up with Lehle for an active expression module.
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
By reducing the number of components and wiring, Honda is clearly trying to limit its costs in an environment where the price of production seems to be on the rise.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Wiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiring. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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