Meanings
nountime switch (plural time switches)
plural time switches · alternative time-switch · alternative timeswitch
- businessA switch activated automatically at a preset time.
A time switch with astronomical adjustment switches the warning signs on at sunset.
1939 November, “Pertinent Paragraphs: Traffic Lights at Crossings on Manx Electric Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 361
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