light switch

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light switch

noun light switches

  1. A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.

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noun switch used to turn the light on or off

Españolinterruptor
한국어전등 스위치 jeondeung seuwichi, 라이트 스위치 raiteu seuwichi
日本語電灯のスイッチ dentō no suitchi
中文電燈開關 /电灯开关 diàndēng kāiguān
Portuguêsinterruptor
Françaisinterrupteur
DeutschLichtschalter
Italianointerruttore
Românăîntrerupător, comutator
Русскийвыключа́тель vyključátelʹ
Tiếng Việtcông tắc đèn
العربيةقَاطِعَة qāṭiʕa

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@misc{light_switch_2026,
  title = {light switch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20switch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}