A light switch is the small wall control you flick to brighten a room. Beside the door, at about shoulder height.
British switches point down for on and American ones point up, which catches travellers out constantly. The two-way switch at the top and bottom of a staircase is a small piece of everyday electrical cleverness. Dimmers replace the click with a dial. Feeling for one in the dark in an unfamiliar house is a universal experience.
1nounlight switchA wall-mounted control for turning a light on and off.
“The light switch is just inside the door on the left.”
Also accepted in games: switch
Practised in Around the House, A Man Called Ove
First appears in chapter 15 of A Man Called Ove.
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