Switchgear Meaning
/ˈswɪtʃɡɪər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
Sentence Examples
The engineer inspected the high-voltage switchgear in the power plant.
Switchgear is used to control and protect electrical power systems.
The technician checked the high-voltage switchgear in the station.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The safety of the factory's electrical system depends on the ____ that isolates faulty circuits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineers installed new ____ in the electrical substation to improve the reliability of the local power grid today.
Word Origin & History
From switch + gear.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment."
— 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The safety of the factory's electrical system depends on the ____ that isolates faulty circuits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineers installed new ____ in the electrical substation to improve the reliability of the local power grid today.