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Breaker

nounid 19047·updated May 18, 2026
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a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

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Variants

synonym
breakerbreakerscircuit breakerledgemansurf
alternatephrasing
Breakers
plural
Breakers
possessive
Breaker's
pluralpossessive
Breakers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
§2
waves breaking on the shore
§3
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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