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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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