"three-way switch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: three-way switches [plural]
Etymology: Named after its three electrical connections, as opposed to the two connections of a normal light switch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} three-way switch (plural three-way switches)
  1. (US, electricity) A type of light switch that can be arranged in pairs to control lights from two locations, as at either end of a stairway or long hallway; a double-throw switch. (British): two-way switch. Tags: US Categories (topical): Electricity Translations (Translations): deviatore [masculine] (Italian)

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