Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In electricity, a metallic plate buried in the ground, forming the earthconnection of a telegraph-wire, lightning-conductor, or other electrical appliances.
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a land line, except that the earth connection is usually the iron sheathing of the cable in lieu of an earth-plate.
The Story of Electricity John Munro 1889
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