limit switch

noun

Originally, a device used to define the limit of travel of an object.

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Meanings

nounlimit switch (plural limit switches)

plural limit switches

  1. businessOriginally, 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
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APA

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Chicago

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