"four-way switch" meaning in All languages combined

See four-way switch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: four-way switches [plural]
Etymology: Named after its four electrical connections. Head templates: {{en-noun}} four-way switch (plural four-way switches)
  1. (US, electricity) intermediate switch. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-four-way_switch-en-noun-NWoxhL-r Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Electricity Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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