English Explanatory Dictionary

Strowger switch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of stepping switch able to select on two axes, formerly widely used in telephone exchanges.

Word forms

Strowger switch Strowger switches

Etymology

Named after Almon Brown Strowger.

Related words

Strowger exchange
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