exposed wiring
Unsheathed electrical conductors
Exposed wiring refers to electrical wires that are visible and unprotected rather than concealed within walls or covered by insulation.
It can be a deliberate design choice in industrial aesthetics or a hazard in deteriorating buildings: The inspector flagged the exposed wiring in the basement.
Figuratively, it suggests vulnerability or flawed systems laid bare: His nervous breakdown revealed the exposed wiring of years of stress.
- bareLacking any covering
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- hazardSource of potential harm
fire hazard · electrical fire · shock · dangerous · copper · insulation · fire · unsafe · death trap · tangled · junction · junction box · outlet · circuit · stripped · live · live wire · voltage
- worksite hazardselectrocution, cave-in, falling objects, asbestos, confined spaces
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition