wireless telegraphy

American  

noun

1. Now Rare.  radiotelegraphy.

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wireless telegraphy British  

noun

1. another name for radiotelegraphy

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Other Word Forms

• wireless telegraph noun

Etymology

Origin of wireless telegraphy

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"In Blackwood it might have been thought of as black magic, but to those who knew and understood, wireless telegraphy was the internet of its day."

From BBC

Regarded as the "father of radio", Marconi was a joint-winner of the Nobel prize for his work with "wireless telegraphy", which included discoveries that allowed messages to be sent via radio waves.

From BBC

In the late 1890s, as Guglielmo Marconi and Nikola Tesla were investigating wireless telegraphy, theoreticians puzzled about the propagation of radio waves.

From Nature

Across miles of choppy, fog-choked seas, the boat’s message was relayed through wireless telegraphy.

From New York Times

So, he affixed an antenna to the top in 1898, so that people could conduct experiments in wireless telegraphy.

From Time