switchboard
noun
switch·board
ˈswich-ˌbȯrd 
: an apparatus (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled
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She used to work as a switchboard operator.
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Last year, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, accusing the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing the switchboard.
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The crew was required to inspect the ship's switchboard periodically, but instructions didn't provide practical guidance for checking thousands of wires, the NTSB said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The first outage was caused by a loose wire in the ship's switchboard that became disconnected, causing the Dali's main engine to shut down because the pumps that supplied water to cool the engine turned off, the NTSB said.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The crew was required to inspect the ship's switchboard periodically, but instructions didn't provide practical guidance for checking thousands of wires, the NTSB said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The first outage was caused by a loose wire in the ship's switchboard that became disconnected, causing the Dali's main engine to shut down because the pumps that supplied water to cool the engine turned off, the NTSB said.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Then a whole bank of dimmers on the switchboard unaccountably fused.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for switchboard
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“Switchboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switchboard. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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switchboard
noun
switch·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a device (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled
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