RT
noun
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RT
1 American
[ahr-tee]
/ ˈɑrˈti /
Or
rt
noun
RTs,
plural
RT's
plural
verb (used with or without object)
RTd,
RT'd,
RTed,
RTing,
RT'ing
RT
2
American
abbreviation
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respiratory therapist.
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respiratory therapy.
rt.
3
American
abbreviation
r.t.
4
American
abbreviation
Football.
RT
1
British
abbreviation
-
radio telegraphy
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radio telephony
rt
2
British
abbreviation
Usage
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of RT
First recorded in 2008
Example Sentences
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It has been alleged that RT Diagnostics, which made £6.67m in three weeks, was set up in "shoddy and inadequate premises" in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and gave out false negative results to customers.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
State-run television channel RT said he was in critical condition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Russia’s state-controlled foreign media outlet RT posted a video apparently taken from the deck of the oil tanker showing the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
"Military personnel from the defence ministry, especially the Africa Corps, defend Russia's interests always and everywhere," a Russian soldier in Mali recently told state-run Russian TV channel RT.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
D i s co m f It/d I s co m Fo RT.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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