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  noun

  a facsimile of a photograph transmitted electronically via a telephone system

Wirephoto

American  

[wahyuhr-foh-toh] / ˈwaɪərˌfoʊ toʊ /

Trademark.

plural

Wirephotos

1. 1. a device for transmitting photographs over distances by wire.

   2. a photograph so transmitted.

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verb (used with object)

Wirephotoed, Wirephotoing

1. (lowercase) to transmit (a photograph) by means of a Wirephoto.

wirephoto British  

/ ˈwaɪəˌfəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. a facsimile of a photograph transmitted electronically via a telephone system

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Example Sentences

Any of A. P.'s 1,200 members is eligible for Wirephoto, simply by sharing the cost.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the Examiner had no Associated Press Wirephoto Service, more than once it ran what looked like exact duplicates of Times Wirephotos of deaths & disasters.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, having scooped their competitors with shots of the Rogers-Post crash, Minneapolis labor riots, the Florida hurricane, the S. S. Dixie's, grounding and lesser events, Wirephoto subscribers are well satisfied with their experiment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dullest Wirephoto of the week: the Capitol dome frosted with snow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Third and hottest of all was Wirephoto and John Francis Neylan.

From Time Magazine Archive