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

Last week International and Acme were giving Wirephoto as hot a race as they could by airplane delivery, watching it with an eye to joining in a competitive wire operation if necessary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not without qualms, A. P. directors have approved comic strips, features, Wirephoto and a general broadening and lightening of the old straight news formula.

From Time Magazine Archive

And instead of eight scattered Telephoto stations, often far from the news, Wirephoto has 24 to start with, any of which can send and receive pictures with all others.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although 24 A. P. offices are equipped with Wirephoto machines, 49 newspapers actually take the service.

From Time Magazine Archive

His lines of communication were greatly extended in 1935 when the Associated Press inaugurated its first Wirephoto transmission service.

From Time Magazine Archive