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radioteletype
[ rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp ]
noun
- Also called ra·di·o·tel·e·type·writ·er [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-, tahyp, -rahy-ter, -, tel, -i-tahyp-rahy-]. a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.
radioteletype
/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp /
noun
- a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire
- a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radioteletype1
1935–40; radio- + teletype ( def )
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Example Sentences
As Munongo spoke, the radioteletype to New York was chattering in U.N. headquarters 1,000 miles away at Leopoldville, seat of the Congo's central government.
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