- socket
- sock|et [ˈsɔkıt US ˈsa:-] n[Date: 1200-1300; : Anglo-French; Origin: soket, from Old French soc 'broad curved blade of a plow']1.) a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricityBritish Equivalent: power pointAmerican Equivalent: outlet▪ a headphone socket3.) a hollow part of a structure into which something fits▪ the eye sockets
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.