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Switchgear

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

2 more languages

Examples

“The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide⟳ power supplies to the signalling equipment.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

switchgirl switchgrass switchhook Switching switching algebra switching function

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