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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Luis Zambrano Examples of wiring in a Sentence
All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.
He fixed the radio's wiring.
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Installation also required about 9 miles of new data wiring, enough to stretch from downtown Dallas to Love Field.
—Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
In addition, as global temperatures increase, demand for power-hungry air conditioning in many emerging and developing economies has been growing, too, requiring copper inside the equipment and more wiring to power them.
—Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
The 15-foot-tall installation was pushed several feet after being cut loose from cable ties and wiring with the strip lights torn off, according to the structure's chief designer, engineer Wid Alsabah.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
In addition, as global temperatures increase, demand for power-hungry air conditioning in many emerging and developing economies has been growing, too, requiring copper inside the equipment and more wiring to power them.
—Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
The 15-foot-tall installation was pushed several feet after being cut loose from cable ties and wiring with the strip lights torn off, according to the structure's chief designer, engineer Wid Alsabah.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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 21 Mar. 2026.
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