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radiotelegraph

American  
[rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to telegraph by radiotelegraphy.

radiotelegraph British  
/ -ˌɡræf, ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌɡrɑːf /

verb

  1. to send (a message) by radiotelegraphy

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noun

  1. a message sent by radiotelegraphy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • radiotelegraphic adjective

Etymology

Origin of radiotelegraph

First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telegraph

Example Sentences

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Mr. Hoover sent word to Secretary of State Kellogg, in Washington, that he wished to communicate with him directly over a special radiotelegraph hookup.

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Government help, American has broken R.C.A.'s radiotelegraph monopoly in Russia, Algeria and the British Empire.

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R.C.A. at no time has owned radiotelegraph stations in Russia, in Algeria or in the British Empire, nor has it engaged in any communications operations within those countries.

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Listed by Labor for passage this year were: > Nationalization of coal, civil aviation, overseas cable and radiotelegraph services, inland transport.

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Third Army, was notified of the death of her daughter, Mrs. John K. Waters, after a widespread sea search by the Coast Guard, radiotelegraph stations and a commercial radio station.

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