wall plug

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English

Alternative forms

wallplug

Noun

wall plug (plural wall plugs)

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

Synonyms

rawl plug

Translations

fixing — see also dowel

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
Portuguese: bucha (pt) f
Serbo-Croatian: tìpl (sh) m

electric socket — see also socket

Finnish: pistorasia (fi)
Greek: πρίζα (el) f (príza), ρευματοδότης (el) (revmatodótis)

Further reading

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