radiotelephone
[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]
/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /
noun
a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
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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Related formsra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for radiotelephone
Then there was a demand for radiotelephone apparatus to be used on airplanes.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondThey were preparing to leave when another flash from Washington came over the radiotelephone.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
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 Formsradiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveradiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun
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