Meanings
nounfusebox (plural fuseboxes)
plural fuseboxes
- A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.
Synonyms: consumer unit, fuseboard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.
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Chinese Mandarin 保險盒 /保险盒
- 保險盒 /保险盒 (bǎoxiǎnhé)compartment containing fuses
Danish elskab, eltavle
- elskabcompartment containing fuses
- eltavlecompartment containing fuses
Dutch stoppenkast
- stoppenkastcompartment containing fuses
Finnish sulakerasia
- sulakerasiacompartment containing fuses
German Sicherungskasten
- Sicherungskastencompartment containing fuses
Hebrew ארון חשמל
- ארון חשמל (arón khashmál)compartment containing fuses
Irish cóifrín fiúsanna
- cóifrín fiúsannacompartment containing fuses
Italian portafusibili
- portafusibilicompartment containing fuses
Polish skrzynka bezpiecznikowa
- skrzynka bezpiecznikowacompartment containing fuses
Portuguese caixa de fusíveis
- caixa de fusíveiscompartment containing fuses
Russian электрощит, щиток
- электрощит (elektroščit)compartment containing fuses
- щиток (ščitok)compartment containing fuses
Spanish caja de fusibles
- caja de fusiblescompartment containing fuses
Swedish proppskåp, säkringsskåp
- proppskåpcompartment containing fuses
- säkringsskåpcompartment containing fuses
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APA
fusebox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusebox
MLA
“fusebox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusebox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fusebox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusebox.
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