switchplate

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noun

The wallplate in which a switch, such as a light switch, is housed.

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Meanings

nounswitchplate (plural switchplates)

plural switchplates

  1. The wallplate in which a switch, such as a light switch, is housed.

Origin

From switch + plate.

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APA

switchplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchplate

MLA

“switchplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switchplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchplate.

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