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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Though the crew was required to periodically inspect the ship's switchboard, investigators said the instructions don't provide practical guidance for checking the thousands of wires and doing so by hand would be difficult and extremely labor intensive.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In that suit, the companies accused the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing a critical switchboard on the ship.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
The President is famous for working the phone, often dialing directly from his cell phone instead of going through the White House switchboard.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
That manufacturing plant, which focuses on the production of low-voltage switchboards and switchgear, opened earlier this year.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In that suit, the companies accused the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing a critical switchboard on the ship.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
The President is famous for working the phone, often dialing directly from his cell phone instead of going through the White House switchboard.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
That manufacturing plant, which focuses on the production of low-voltage switchboards and switchgear, opened earlier this year.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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 29 Nov. 2025.
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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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