radiotelephone

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]

/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /

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noun

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.

to telephone by radiotelephony.

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Origin of radiotelephone

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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How to use radiotelephone in a sentence

Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
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After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.
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During coverage of that issue, Farrell went on a WSMB AM radio talk show to defend Duke.
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Speaking to a local radio station today Antonella Ramelli said the video gives her hope.
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Yet another video catches the sounds of the gunshots and shows Brinsley standing by the parked radio car.
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I am going to get a book about it, and that will tell us just what to do in getting a radio set established.
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Jessie had noted down the things she thought it would be safe to order before speaking to her father about the radio matter.
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New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
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That afternoon Mr. Norwood brought home the radio receiving set in the automobile.
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For the next few days Jessie and Amy were busy almost all day long, and evening too, with the radio.
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British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone

radiotelephone

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /

noun

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

verb

to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone

Sometimes shortened to: radio

Derived forms of radiotelephone

radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveradiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun

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