Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A plain type of light switch that can control lights, or other electrical loads, from a single location; a single-throw switch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, rare
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Commonwealth spelling of (US): three-way switch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
Named after its two electrical connections.
Named after its use in pairs to control a load from two locations.
