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
He noticed in 1883 that the hot wire in his new light bulb gave off electricity, but he could neither understand nor use the effect.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suffocated with her own breathing, each foot seemingly lead, each muscle and tendon a hot wire, Jean stumbled feebly where she ran.
From The Wilderness Trail by Williams, Frank
