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wire

 
 
/waɪər/ noun

Translation

METAL [C, U] thin, metal thread, used to fasten things or to make fences, cages, etc
tel
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ELECTRICITY [C] a long, thin piece of metal thread, usually covered in plastic, that carries electricity
kablo, tel
electrical wires → See also barbed wire13181314
(Definition of wire noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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