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Meaning of hookswitch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.

Equivalents

Português gancho
Svenska klyka

Examples

“At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like⟳ a telegraph key.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hooktail hookthorn hooktip hooktop heng hookum hookum-snivey

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