three way
/θriːˈweɪ/
noun
- A situation or arrangement involving three participants or elements.
- The trade was a three-way among the three countries.
- The competition was a three-way between the top three teams.
- In a three-way, each person gets a turn to speak.
adjective
- Involving three people, groups, or parts.
- They made a three-way agreement to share the profits equally.
- We had a three-way phone call to discuss the project.
- The three-way race for class president ended with a tie.
- Describing an electrical switch that controls a light from two different locations (often called a three-way switch).
- He installed a three-way switch so we could turn the hallway light on from either end.
- The electrician showed me how to wire a three-way circuit for the stairs.
- You need a three-way switch if you want to control the lamp from two different doors.
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