HyperDic: three-way_switch

English > 1 sense of the expression *three-way switch*:
NOUN	artifact	three-way switch, three-point switch	an electric switch that has three terminals

English > *three-way switch*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations.
Synonym	three-point switch
Broader	switch, electric switch, electrical switch	Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit