switchboard
noun
a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
switchboards
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pluralof switchboard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Police forces across the UK have warned that a new feature on some Android phones is plaguing switchboards with inadvertent "silent" 999 calls.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
His team is now looking at how these little switchboards can be controlled by the brain.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2023
Moreover, most people “overwhelmingly prefer to interact with a live person when dealing with customer service centers,” meaning consumers despise those god-awful automated switchboards beloved by penny-pinching businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
In two days, more than 400 people jammed the hospital switchboards, calling about Charles.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2017
He had a switchboard in front of him with wires and holes, just like the switchboards in old American movies.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
