Circuit and Ground

Circuit

Circuit noun - A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area.

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Ground and circuit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ground" instead a noun "Circuit".

Ground noun - A small area of usually open land.

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Circuit and ground are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circuit" instead a noun "Ground".

old	old circuit	old ground
normal	normal circuit	normal ground
entire	entire circuit	entire ground
main	main circuit	main ground
Other adjectives: secret, moral, new, broken, last, local.

If the circuit does not have a ground connection, the person can contact both the line and a ground at the same time, and all they do is bring that side of the circuit to ground potential.

Source: Electric Slide
Not much will help them if anything brings the other side of the circuit into connection with the ground, though.

Source: Electric Slide
The girl remains safe, since she was sitting on the transformer and not touching the ground, thus not completing a circuit.

Source: Series / 1000 Ways to Die

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