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radiotelephone

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]

noun

  1. a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. : RT


verb (used with or without object)

, ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.
  1. to telephone by radiotelephony.

radiotelephone

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk; ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ; ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn /

noun

  1. Also calledradiophonewireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables
“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

verb

  1. to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone
“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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Derived Forms

  • radiotelephony, noun
  • radiotelephonic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-, uh, -, fon, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiotelephone1

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

He reacted instinctively, grabbing the car’s “radiotelephone” before other reporters to file a brief but world-shaking scoop to his editors: “Three shots fired at President Kennedy’s motorcade today in downtown Dallas.”

Kyle J. White, an Army radiotelephone operator who struggled for hours through persistent enemy fire in Afghanistan to try to save the lives of wounded soldiers during a surprise attack by Taliban fighters.

Mr. Christian filed his reports in Morse code, switching to voice communication only in the mid-1980s after Pitcairn acquired a radiotelephone.

The ceremonial aspect continued with the raising of the American flag and a radiotelephone conversation with President Richard Nixon.

Orbita - a Russian television service; also the trade name of a packet- switched digital telephone network. radiotelephone communications - the two-way transmission and reception of sounds by broadcast radio on authorized frequencies using telephone handsets.

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