switchgear

English

Etymology

switch +‎ gear

Noun

switchgear (countable and uncountable, plural switchgears)

  1. (electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
    • 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722:
      The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.

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