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switch gear

switch gear is the alternative form of switchgear.

Meaning of switchgear

Noun

switchgear (countable and uncountable, plural switchgears)

  1. 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.1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722

Questions about switch gear

What is switch gear the alternative form of?
Switch gear is the alternative form of switchgear.

Words near switch gear in the dictionary

  1. switch canes
  2. switch codes
  3. switch dealing
  4. switch engine
  5. switch engines
  6. switch gear
  7. switch gears
  8. switch grass
  9. switch grasses
  10. switch hit
  11. switch hits

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