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Meanings of switchboard in English

Portuguese
central
Catalan
centraleta

Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords.

central

An electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices.

Usage of switchboard in English
1
Erlendur stood up and the doctor told him the hospital switchboard number.
Silence of the grave
2
She is the stenographer and sometimes works the switchboard of the telephone.
The Ear in the Wall
3
It came directly to the switchboard and not through the emergency services.
The girl who played with fire
4
I asked her what time she closed the switchboard in the office.
All the way
5
The office switchboard operator didn't know what time it was in California.
The new yorker
6
Between the trophy case and elevator was the reception desk and switchboard.
Anthill: a novel
7
DNS providers such as Dyn act as a switchboard for internet traffic.
Reuters
8
The table, facing the screen was surmounted by an ingenious telephone switchboard.
The Voice on the Wire
9
He received on the job switchboard training, and eventually became an operator.
The South African
10
Behind Craig, in his closet, Dan was reaching for the switchboard button.
The Exploits of Elaine
11
The director picked up the conference room phone, it bypassed the switchboard.
The bourne identity
12
Pritchard reached below the counter for the telephone that bypassed the switchboard.
The bourne ultimatum
13
The girl at the telephone switchboard, smiling at Kennedy, had a suggestion.
The Film Mystery
14
The Merrion Square switchboard was inundated with calls from disgruntled football fans.
The Irish Times
15
Calls to their switchboard and an email were not answered on Thursday.
Reuters
16
Of the nine thousand switchboard patents, Scribner holds six hundred or more.
The History of the Telephone
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Translations for switchboard
Portuguese
central
Catalan
centraleta
Switchboard through the time
Switchboard across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common