switch box

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noun

a box, usually of metal, containing one or more electric switches.

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Words nearby switch box

Swit., switch, switchback, switchblade, switchboard, switch box, switch cane, switched-on, switched-star, switch engine, switcheroo

How to use switch box in a sentence

He has rigged a cable with a switch box so you can operate the controls from the front seat.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
He was standing looking towards the switch box, where these were coming from.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various
This switch-box was one but seldom used and nobody came near it till morning.
A Sunny Little Lass|Evelyn Raymond
Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Pee-wee Harris on the Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

I saw the chief steward opening an electric switch box in the wall and turning on the switch.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.