radioteletype

American

[rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp /

noun

Also called radioteletypewriter. a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.

radioteletype British

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp /

noun

a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire
a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc

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Etymology

Origin of radioteletype

1935–40; radio- + teletype ( def. )

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As Munongo spoke, the radioteletype to New York was chattering in U.N. headquarters 1,000 miles away at Leopoldville, seat of the Congo's central government.

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