circuit breaker
noun
: a switch that automatically interrupts the current of an overloaded electric circuit
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Due to the magnitude of the sell-off, the exchanges hit circuit breakers, halting trade for the Kospi index at 2.14 p.m. Seoul and at 1.56 p.m. for the Kosdaq.
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Lim Hui Jie,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
These include the fuse box, meters, circuit breaker, outlets, switches, and sockets.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
How to Clean Recessed Can Lights To clean recessed can lights safely, flip off the corresponding circuit breaker for that room.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Secondhand circuit breakers like the ones Popa is accused of selling online can be dangerous.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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Lim Hui Jie,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
These include the fuse box, meters, circuit breaker, outlets, switches, and sockets.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
How to Clean Recessed Can Lights To clean recessed can lights safely, flip off the corresponding circuit breaker for that room.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Secondhand circuit breakers like the ones Popa is accused of selling online can be dangerous.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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“Circuit breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20breaker. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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