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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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OTHER WORDS FROM radiotelephone
ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik], /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby radiotelephone
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How to use radiotelephone in a sentence
They were preparing to leave when another flash from Washington came over the radiotelephone.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor AppletonThen there was a demand for radiotelephone apparatus to be used on airplanes.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
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), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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