dah

[ dah ]

/ dɑ /

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.

Nearby words

daguerre, daguerre, louis jacques mandé, daguerreotype, dagwood sandwich, dagö, dah, dahabeah, dahl, dahlgren, dahlia, dahna

Compare dit.

Origin of dah

First recorded in 1935–40

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Examples from the Web for dahs

We could hold them in the narrow stairs there with our dahs, but she'll do the job much better.
Jack Haydon's Quest|John Finnemore
They were armed with rusty muzzle-loaders, unloaded, and with long Burmese swords (dahs).
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
Yes, 'deed; dahs a whole company sleepin' on de front poach over dar.
The Boy Spy|Joseph Kerby
Then they sprang to their feet and began to draw their dahs.
The Elephant God|Gordon Casserly

Among other articles which I have noticed are "dahs," and knives of many sorts and degrees of excellence.
Burma|R.Talbot Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for dahs

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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dah

noun

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dah

noun