unplug something

[sunsunmoon]

http://www.farnellfamily.com/sfarnell/safety/electric.html
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.


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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?

 

[bhaisahab]

http://www.farnellfamily.com/sfarnell/safety/electric.html
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.


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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?

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

 

[BobK]

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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[SoothingDave]

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

 

[BobK]

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!' ;-)

b