gang switch

noun

1

: a set of two or more switches in as many circuits operated simultaneously by a single control

2

: a number of independent switches side by side and having a common switch plate

Word History

Etymology

gang entry 1 + switch

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for gang switch

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• enrich
• bitch
• ditch
• fiche
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• hitch
• ich
• itch
• kitsch
• lich