bootleg ground
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the neutral circuit (cold wire, white wire).
Etymology
Compound from English bootleg (fake) + English ground (that has been ground, earthing).
Origin
English
ground
Gloss
that has been ground, earthing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above ground English
- aboveground English
- aground English
- background English
- battleground English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- boot English
- bootleg English
- bootlegger English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundless English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundsill English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundswell English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- hardground English
- leg English
- microground English
- midground English
- misground English
- nonground English
- outground English
- overground English
- playground English
- preground English
- reground English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- underground English
- unground English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- grounde Middle English
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- leg
- boot
- ground
- groundy
- bootleg
- urgrund
- aground
- grounder
- unground
- groundly
- byground
- reground
- groundrow
- groundnut
- midground
- groundage
- eyeground
- preground
- outground
- bedground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- bootlegger
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- groundcrew
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- groundworm
- fairground
- hardground
- groundwood
- showground
- groundsill
- groundless
- groundmist
- groundplan
- background
- groundling
- overground
- groundable
- groundfire
- groundwave
- fireground
- ground stop
- wasteground
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- groundstone
- groundsheet
- microground
- underground
- aboveground
- groundwater
- groundwards
- groundation
- belowground
- groundswell
- groundshare
- groundspeed
- sandgrounder
- groundstroke
- centerground
- schoolground
- above ground
- cumberground
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundhopper
- groundcherry
- centreground
- battleground
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundbreaker
- groundhopping
- ground tissue
- groundbreaking
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo