switchgear
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switchgear
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From switch + gear.
noun switchgears · switch gear
- A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.
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noun switching/interrupting device
| Русский | распределительное устройство raspredelitelʹnoje ustrojstvo |
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Talk about this word "switchgear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/switchgear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. switchgear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/switchgear "switchgear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/switchgear.
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@misc{switchgear_2026,
title = {switchgear},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/switchgear},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
