three-way switch in English

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  "etymology_text": "Named after its three electrical connections, as opposed to the two connections of a normal light switch.",
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        "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."
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        "(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."
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          "word": "deviatore"
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{
  "etymology_text": "Named after its three electrical connections, as opposed to the two connections of a normal light switch.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "three-way switches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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"three-way switch" meaning in English

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