switchboard

switchboard
switch|board [ˈswıtʃbo:d US -bo:rd] n
a system used to connect telephone calls in an office building, hotel etc, or the people who operate the system
switchboard operators
Hundreds of callers jammed the switchboard trying to win the tickets (=there were too many calls for the switchboard to deal with) .

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • switchboard — 1873, from SWITCH (Cf. switch) (n.) + BOARD (Cf. board) (n.1) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • switchboard — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ telephone VERB + SWITCHBOARD ▪ call, ring (BrE) ▪ flood, jam ▪ The switchboard was jammed with f …   Collocations dictionary

  • switchboard — n. at a switchboard (to work at a switchboard) * * * [ swɪtʃbɔːd] at a switchboard (to work at a switchboard) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • switchboard — noun (C) a central system used to connect telephone calls in an office building, hotel etc, or the people who operate the system: Hello switchboard? Can I have an outside line? | switchboard operators | jam the switchboard (=make too many calls… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Switchboard — The term switchboard, when used by itself, may refer to:*Telephone switchboard *Electric switchboard *Printed circuit board *In computing, Switch board (framework) …   Wikipedia

  • switchboard — [[t]swɪ̱tʃbɔː(r)d[/t]] switchboards N COUNT A switchboard is a place in a large office or business where all the telephone calls are connected. He asked to be connected to the central switchboard at London University... The switchboard operator… …   English dictionary

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