fuse box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Searching for the source of a lighting failure he opened a fuse box: “It looked like an exploded firecracker.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The fuse box was burnt out and clothes dried on wire stretched across the stairwell.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
As a result, Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade ruled the cause was likely to have been a faulty fuse box, tucked inside a void, in the disused department store's lift shaft.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022
If you see sparks, damaged wires or smell burning insulation, switch the power off at the main breaker or fuse box.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019
The fuse box is under the grand staircase.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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