dah

American  

[dah] / dɑ /

noun

1. an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.

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dah British  

/ dɑː /

noun

1. the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dash 1

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Etymology

Origin of dah

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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dah

Bhad Bhabie is another young overnight internet star who went viral for her infamous phrase "cash me ousside, how bout dah."

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2023

They emit a sound each time his hand makes contact — from the right, a dit, or dot; from the left, a dah, or dash, the building blocks of the Morse code alphabet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Get in through security signing, dah, dah, dah.

From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2021

“A weh yuh get dah new Clarks deh daadi?”

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016

Dit dit dit; dit dah; dah dah, he flashed to the closet where occasionally there might be monsters.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry