radiotelegraph

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-graf, -grahf ]
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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.

Origin of radiotelegraph

1
First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telegraph

Other words from radiotelegraph

  • ra·di·o·tel·e·graph·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for radiotelegraph

radiotelegraph

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


verb
  1. to send (a message) by radiotelegraphy

noun
  1. a message sent by radiotelegraphy

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