cablegram

[ key-buhl-gram ]

noun

1. a telegram sent by underwater cable.

cablegram

/ ˈkeɪbəlˌɡræm /

noun

1. a more formal name for cable

Word History and Origins

Origin of cablegram¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; cable + (tele)gram

Example Sentences

"No, I have been in Mexico and South America and had someone send the cablegram for me from Japan," Haupt lied.

From Literature

The foreign ministry in Lisbon began sending cablegrams to Bordeaux, ordering him to desist, amid reports from colleagues that he had "lost his senses".

From BBC

On the twenty-sixth, just before we went on the ship, my father sent my grandmother a cablegram: sail- ING TODAY.

From Literature

When Martin betrays Max’s actress sister, Max decides to exact revenge via airmail and cablegram.

From New York Times

Moves are communicated over long distances — in less technologically savvy times often by handwritten mail or cablegram — and each player has days to make a move.

From New York Times

Related Words

• summons
• telegraph