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If you are away on vacation, or if there is a storm, unplug the electrical cords and antenna of your TV as well as those of your radio and other audio-visual appliances.


Unplugging something means removing the plug of a piece of electrical equipment from the electricity supply, so "unplug an electrical cord" makes sense to me. Would "unplug an antenna" be okay?

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If you are away on vacation, or if there is a storm, unplug the electrical cords and antenna of your TV as well as those of your radio and other audio-visual appliances.


Unplugging something means removing the plug of a piece of electrical equipment from the electricity supply, so "unplug an electrical cord" makes sense to me. Would "unplug an antenna" be okay?

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Yes, it's OK. You could also use "disconnect".
 

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There's also the loathsome (that is, I'm not a fan) 'verb' "to power down/off'. ;-) {Excuse me, I must just go and disinfect my keyboard...)

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Lightning can still zap your electronics if they are "powered down."
 

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But I was talking about disinfectant - on the analogy of the Victorian threat to ill-spoken children: 'Don't use that word, or else I'll wash your mouth out with soap and water!' ;-)

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