"on-off switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: on-off switches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃ Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} on-off switch (plural on-off switches)
  1. a switch or button on an electrical appliance that turns it on or off
    Sense id: en-on-off_switch-en-noun-8pVuvTHU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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