hot wire
Example Sentences
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Though the silverback did not try to escape again, the offending branch-turned-ladder was removed and hot wire was added to the top of the wall as an additional precaution.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2023
This involves putting a hot wire through a sample of the fridge or freezer backing material to determine if it catches alight.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2018
I’d seen that split-second surprise in his face and it had cut me like a hot wire.
From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2015
About two years ago, Truman pointed to his head and told Graham: "I feel as though I have a little hot wire up here."
From Time Magazine Archive
The lever magnifies the motion of the center of the hot wire part of our meter so that we can see it easier.
From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John
