WordNet
n. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit [syn: switch, electrical switch]
Usage examples of "electric switch".
The dehumanized servant stared for a moment out at him through the iron lattice, then activated the electric switch in the wall.
As the first boom rang out on the eighth floor, Jim Rawlings flicked the electric switch to On.
Then the man ran to the electric switch on the wall, and snapped that into place, establishing a connection.
They remained motionless there on the roof of the container, holding the air-conditioning panel as the guards' armored car was uncoupled and pulled away by a small electric switch engine.
Then he arose, felt around the walls in search of an electric switch.
Shiny and black, sewn into the flesh, was a miniature electric switch.
She touched an electric switch and lights hidden behind them glowed on, to throw them into relief.
At the far end the hand of the man by the electric switch moved the brass handle up the scale from figure two to figure four, then took the on/off switch between finger and thumb.
Readier found the electric switch on the side of his seat and racked it back.