SWITCHBOARD

[noun] [C] - a piece of equipment which is used to direct all the telephone calls made to and from a particular building or areaAll the calls into the building go through the switchboard.Ring the hotel switchboard and they (= the person operating this equipment) will connect you to Mr Tremin.Tearful fans jammed the radio station's switchboard after the singer's death (= so many people rang that all the telephones were busy).A switchboard operator is a person whose job is to receive telephone calls and connect them to other numbers.I asked the switchboard operator to transfer any calls for me to your office. swivel [verb] -ll- or US usually -l- - to turn (something) round in order to face in another directionShe swivelled round to look out of the window. [I]He swivelled his chair round. [T]The ostrich swivelled its head in our direction. [T]See picture: Chairs