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
Examples of switchboard in a Sentence
She used to work as a switchboard operator.
Recent Examples on the Web
Back in those days, when April 1 rolled around, the switchboard operators at the Los Angeles Zoo were inundated with calls.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The suit also describes defects in fire safety, an insufficient electric switchboard, unventilated interior bathrooms and excessive noise in many areas, among other issues.
—Ethan M Steinberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
When Smith’s sentence was commuted, the newspaper’s switchboard was flooded with hundreds of calls from readers.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
Kirschenbaum had no spouse, siblings or children, and lived a no-frills lifestyle, working as a switchboard operator for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid organization, until her retirement in 2004.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition, the U.K. plans to push its growing wind harvest south toward London via six more offshore HVDC cables, running shore-to-shore like patch cords in an old-time telephone switchboard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Bell Telephone switchboards and the Tribune newsroom were flooded with calls from confused and scared residents who turned angry when told, yes, the Sox had won, and, no, the end of the world wasn’t nigh.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
The new plant at 7200 Harris Legacy Drive would make low-voltage switchboards and switchgear.
—Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
The next night, the White House switchboard left Hickman another voice mail seeking to connect him to Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The suit also describes defects in fire safety, an insufficient electric switchboard, unventilated interior bathrooms and excessive noise in many areas, among other issues.
—Ethan M Steinberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
When Smith’s sentence was commuted, the newspaper’s switchboard was flooded with hundreds of calls from readers.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
Kirschenbaum had no spouse, siblings or children, and lived a no-frills lifestyle, working as a switchboard operator for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid organization, until her retirement in 2004.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition, the U.K. plans to push its growing wind harvest south toward London via six more offshore HVDC cables, running shore-to-shore like patch cords in an old-time telephone switchboard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Bell Telephone switchboards and the Tribune newsroom were flooded with calls from confused and scared residents who turned angry when told, yes, the Sox had won, and, no, the end of the world wasn’t nigh.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
The new plant at 7200 Harris Legacy Drive would make low-voltage switchboards and switchgear.
—Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
The next night, the White House switchboard left Hickman another voice mail seeking to connect him to Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
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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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