Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The apparatus connected with or operating a switch upon an electric circuit.
- noun The apparatus connected with or operating a railway switch, usually forming part of an interlocking mechanism.
- noun A toothed wheel used to transmit motion or power to a switch of either of the above kinds.
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Examples
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The European Union's second-highest court upheld a €397 million $551 million fine levied against German conglomerate Siemens for having operated a cartel in gas-insulated switch-gear, but reduced penalties imposed on Siemens's Austria subsidiaries and on French power-generation firm Alstom and nuclear giant Areva.
World Watch 2011
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For example, the enormous switch-gear manufacturer Huawei describes itself as "owned by its employees," a hardly credible assertion.
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We visited the high-tech plant of Alcatel in Pudong, the prime industrial developing zone of Shanghai, and were shown a film of the switch-gear assembly plant.
Experiential Marketing BERND H. SCHMITT 1999
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We visited the high-tech plant of Alcatel in Pudong, the prime industrial developing zone of Shanghai, and were shown a film of the switch-gear assembly plant.
Experiential Marketing BERND H. SCHMITT 1999
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Because of the shape of the switch-gear the installation room will be well utilized.
4. Low-voltage switchgear and distribution systems Werner Boschitsch 1991
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Also, some of the plastic on the consol and switch-gear is way too down-market.
Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry 2009
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a decent load, and then saw that the switch-gear belonging to this particular generator was in order.
The Purple Cloud 1906
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