circuit breaker
noun
: a switch that automatically interrupts the current of an overloaded electric circuit
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Investigators have been trying to get to the bottom of the circuit breaker failures.
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Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
All of the home’s circuit breakers and electrical panels have been updated.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
Most of this week’s delays and cancellations in the New York City metropolitan area were caused by power and overhead wire issues, a malfunctioning circuit breaker and a disabled train at Penn Station, transit officials said.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 22 June 2024
Screw your lightbulb back into place and flip the corresponding circuit breaker back on.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
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Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
All of the home’s circuit breakers and electrical panels have been updated.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
Most of this week’s delays and cancellations in the New York City metropolitan area were caused by power and overhead wire issues, a malfunctioning circuit breaker and a disabled train at Penn Station, transit officials said.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 22 June 2024
Screw your lightbulb back into place and flip the corresponding circuit breaker back on.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Circuit breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20breaker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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