switchhook

See also: switch hook

English

Alternative forms

• switch hook

Etymology

switch +‎ hook

Noun

switchhook (plural switchhooks)

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

Translations

telephone button to terminate the call

• Swedish: klyka (sv) c

Anagrams

• hook switch, hookswitch