"intermediate switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intermediate switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intermediate switch (plural intermediate switches)
  1. (British, electricity) A light switch with two pairs of two terminals, which can be switched between straight-through or swapped wiring. Typically used as part of a circuit to control a light or other device from three or more locations. (US): four-way switch. Tags: British Categories (topical): Electricity Translations (Translations): invertitore [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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