dah

[ dah ]

/ dɑ /

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noun

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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Origin of dah

First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use dah in a sentence

We tuk five elephints, a hunder' an' sivinty Sniders, two hunder' dahs, and a lot av other burglarious thruck.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling
Eighteen ponies were taken, 316 firearms, and many dahs and spears.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
The visitor looked around at them, and then remarked: "My, what a lot of boa'dahs you got."
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar
They found it in the hands of about sixty Bhuttias, armed with dahs, who were plundering right and left.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly

They were armed with rusty muzzle-loaders, unloaded, and with long Burmese swords (dahs).
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for dah

dah

/ (dɑː) /

noun

the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codesCompare dash 1 (def. 14)

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