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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All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.
He fixed the radio's wiring.
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Its proximity to the blast zone may have compromised essential components such as wiring, internal systems and the building's physical integrity.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Life offers a series of uncomfortable truths, often rooted not in surface-level perception but in our deeper human wiring.
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Samuel Corum / Getty Images Last month's communications breakdown at Newark occurred when the copper wiring that transmits radar data from New York to the controller’s base in Philadelphia failed, the FAA said earlier.
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The gifted aircraft would need to be retrofitted from the inside out with new power systems, electrical wiring and other technology for secure communications and self-defense — such as in the case of an electromagnetic attack.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Life offers a series of uncomfortable truths, often rooted not in surface-level perception but in our deeper human wiring.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Samuel Corum / Getty Images Last month's communications breakdown at Newark occurred when the copper wiring that transmits radar data from New York to the controller’s base in Philadelphia failed, the FAA said earlier.
—Owen Hayes, NBC news, 14 May 2025
The gifted aircraft would need to be retrofitted from the inside out with new power systems, electrical wiring and other technology for secure communications and self-defense — such as in the case of an electromagnetic attack.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for wiring
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“Wiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiring. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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