Etymology

From switch +‎ gearCategory:English compound terms#SWITCHGEAR.

Noun

switchgear (countable and uncountable, plural switchgears)Category:English lemmas#SWITCHGEARCategory:English nouns#SWITCHGEARCategory:English uncountable nouns#SWITCHGEARCategory:English countable nouns#SWITCHGEARCategory:English countable nouns#SWITCHGEARCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SWITCHGEARCategory:Pages with entries#SWITCHGEARCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SWITCHGEAR

1. (electrical engineeringCategory:en:Electrical engineering#SWITCHGEAR) 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SWITCHGEAR