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limit switches

limit switches is the plural of limit switch.

Meaning of limit switch

Noun

limit switch (plural limit switches)

  1. Originally, a device used to define the limit of travel of an object.
    • Limit switches are provided in the hoisting motion, and in the derricking motion, to limit the amount of travel in both directions.1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 338

Questions about limit switches

What is limit switches the plural of?
Limit switches is the plural of limit switch.

Words near limit switches in the dictionary

  1. limit screws
  2. limit situation
  3. limit situations
  4. limit superior
  5. limit switch
  6. limit switches
  7. limit up
  8. limitable
  9. limital
  10. limitaneous
  11. limitans

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