cablegram

[ key-buh l-gram ]

/ ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm /

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noun

a telegram sent by underwater cable.

Nearby words

cable-laid, cable-ready, cable-stayed bridge, cable-stitch, cablecast, cablegram, cablelaid, cablephoto, cablet, cablevision, cableway

Origin of cablegram

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; cable + (tele)gram

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Examples from the Web for cablegram

"See here," he said, and he threw the cablegram on the table.
Plotting in Pirate Seas|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
And you know, sir, even if he should not receive our cablegram, we have still one hope left.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
Ten minutes after the little ceremony that left her no longer Joan Darcy, a cablegram was brought to her from London.
Why Joan?|Eleanor Mercein Kelly
But there was no escaping the reality that the cablegram and the letter had brought definite results.
The Tyranny of Weakness|Charles Neville Buck

I sent a cablegram almost as long as a letter, but it didn't appear to do any good.'
A Woman Intervenes|Robert Barr

British Dictionary definitions for cablegram

cablegram

/ (ˈkeɪbəlˌɡræm) /

noun

a more formal name for cable (def. 5)

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cablegram

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British Dictionary definitions for cablegram

cablegram

noun