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Meaning of kill switch in English

kill switch
noun [ C ]
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/ˈkɪl ˌswɪtʃ/ uk
/ˈkɪl ˌswɪtʃ/
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a switch for quickly turning off power in an emergency:
He had no time to hit the engine kill switch.
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(Definition of kill switch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
緊急斷電開關…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
紧急断电开关…
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in Spanish
interruptor de emergencia…
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