walkie-talkie
noun
a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person: developed originally for military use in World War II.
walkie-talkies
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pluralof walkie-talkie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On weekends, the kids talk about your wireless karaoke mics, walkie-talkies and yes, that back-seat minifridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Fuad Farhat, 55, from the area's Bab Touma district, was supervising the deployment of several unarmed, black-clad Christian men with walkie-talkies in front of the churches.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
They had parked in the back of the facility, and they had walkie-talkies.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Another on-set reality: vintage technology — phones, headsets, walkie-talkies, monitors, cameras — that really worked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
Watching through binoculars, communicating over walkie-talkies, they tracked the secretary of defense’s car across the campus.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
