Meaning

2 senses
  1. The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

    Klappenschrank

    коммута́торkommutátor

    комута́торkomutátor

  2. A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.

    Schaltschrank

    коммута́торkommutátor, распредели́тельный щитraspredelítelʹnyj ščit

More definitions
  • telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Who's at the switchboard today?

    deWer ist heute in der Telefonzentrale?

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  2. Mary was a switchboard operator when she was younger.

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  3. I'm a switchboard operator.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
electronic panel used to direct telephone calls:
Русский
By meaning 2
electronic panel used to direct telephone calls:
electronic device:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
electronic panel used to direct telephone calls:
electronic device:

Origin

From switch + board.

From switch + board.

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Forms

plural: switchboards
Singularswitchboard
Pluralswitchboards

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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