knife switch
noun Electricity.
a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
Origin of knife switch
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby knife switch
knife edge,
knife grinder,
knife pleat,
knife rest,
knife river,
knife switch,
knife-edged,
knife-point,
knifeman,
knifepoint,
kniferest
Example sentences from the Web for knife switch
Stepping around a partition that separated the knife-switch from the room in which stood the electric chair, Balcom watched.
The Master Mystery |Arthur B. Reeve and John W. GreyAbruptly he reached out and jerked open the knife-switch in the computer's antenna circuit.
Way of a Rebel |Walter M. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for knife switch
knife switch
noun
an electric switch in which a flat metal blade, hinged at one end, is pushed between fixed contacts