Definition of Bell push

1. Noun. A button that is pushed to ring a bell.

Generic synonyms: Button, Push, Push Button

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bell Push

bell curves
bell deck
bell founder
bell foundry
bell gable
bell heather
bell jar
bell jars
bell magpie
bell metal
bell morel
bell out
bell pepper
bell peppers
bell push (current term)
bell ringer
bell ringers
bell ringing
bell rope
bell ropes
bell seat
bell shape
bell sound
bell stage
bell tent
bell the cat
bell toad
bell tower
bell towers

Literary usage of Bell push

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electric Bells: How to Make and Fit Them, Including Batteries, Indicators by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1908)
"Springs of bell push ; Fig. 128.—Push Button way, through the raised part of the base, in order to nail or screw the push in the desired position on the ..."

2. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"88 shows the general appearance ol an ordinary bell- push. The arrangement of the interior spring ... Spring Contact of bell push. automatic make-and-break. ..."

3. South African Journal of Science by South African association for the advancement of science (1904)
"A mine fire alarm system should consist of alarm boxes, containing a bell push. These boxes should be situated in close- proximity to the various buildings. ..."

4. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"The apparatus is so arranged that on the bell-push being pressed down the circuit is closed and the current passes through the coil of wire and converts the ..."

5. Transactions of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (1892)
"The apparatus is so arranged that on the bell-push being pressed down the circuit is closed and the current passes through the coil of wire and converts the ..."

6. The Cobra's Den and Other Stories of Missionary Work Among the Telugus of India by Jacob Chamberlain (1900)
"There is, however, in each compartment, placed conspicuously, a glass dial with an electric bell- push under the glass, and printed instructions attached to ..."

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