throw a switch

Examples (10)

• The engineer had to throw a switch to divert the power.
• With a decisive movement, he threw the main switch to shut down the system.
• The operator threw a switch to initiate the emergency sequence.
• He threw a switch and the lights in the entire building went out.
• The pilot threw a switch to deploy the landing gear.
• She threw the switch in the control room, and the machinery whirred to life.
• Before the storm hit, they threw a switch to secure the building's power.
• The technician threw a switch, and the test began.
• In the old days, trains would be controlled by crew members who would throw switches along the track.
• He threw the emergency switch to stop the conveyor belt.