switch plug

noun

1. a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of switch plug¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The standard switch plugs into a larger television to enable gaming on the biggest screen in your house.

From Popular-Science

Whoever had withdrawn the switch plug had left it lying on the seat used by the steersman.

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