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radiotelegraph

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to telegraph by radiotelegraphy.

radiotelegraph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌɡrɑːf /

verb

  1. to send (a message) by radiotelegraphy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a message sent by radiotelegraphy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • radi·o·tele·graphic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiotelegraph1

First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telegraph
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Example Sentences

This call letter business got codified in 1912, at a “radiotelegraph” conference in London not long after RMS Titanic sank, so the power of wireless communication was very much on delegates’ minds.

In the late 19th century, Guglielmo Marconi invented radiotelegraph equipment, which could send Morse code over radio waves, rather than wires.

Paris officials decided to save it, however, after realising that the tower, at the time tallest building in the world, could be used as a radiotelegraph station.

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