switchgear
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]switchgear (countable and uncountable, plural switchgears)
- (electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
- 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722:
- The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.
Alternative forms
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[edit]switching/interrupting device
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