radioteletype

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp ]

noun

1. 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.
2. the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.

radioteletype

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire
2. a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of radioteletype¹

1935–40; radio- + teletype ( def )

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.

From Time Magazine Archive