fuse box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The battle group’s youngest members are showing a proclivity for using new tech to solve problems; one soldier recently 3-D-printed a replacement for a broken fuse box cover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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
Hand over hand she moved along the walls, stopping at each step to explore the surface, searching for the door to the fuse box.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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