noun

switchboard

SWIHCH-bawrd

noun

A panel or system used to connect and route telephone calls.

"The receptionist used to route every call through the office switchboard."

A large piece of equipment that distributes electrical power to multiple circuits.

"An electrician inspected the building's main switchboard."

How to Use Switchboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEquipment for routing telephone calls or electrical power.

switchboarded past tense, switchboards plural, switchboards singular

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A compound of switch and board, describing a board fitted with switching equipment.

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