radiotelephone

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]
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noun
  1. a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. Abbreviation: RT

verb (used with or without object),ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.
  1. to telephone by radiotelephony.

Origin of radiotelephone

1
First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telephone

Other words from radiotelephone

  • ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik], /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone

radiotelephone

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /


noun
  1. Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables

verb
  1. to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone

  • Sometimes shortened to: radio

Derived forms of radiotelephone

  • radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjective
  • radiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun

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