“throw switch”

The following 3 entries include the term throw switch.

double-throw switch

noun

: an electric switch having moving blades that may engage either of two different sets of fixed contacts

single-throw switch

noun

: a switch (as on an electrical switchboard) that by one operation engages a set of fixed contacts

triple-throw switch

noun

: a switch that by a single throw makes a triple adjustment (as of circuits in an electrical connection, of organ stops on a console, or of tracks in a railroad switchyard)


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