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speaking tube
noun
- a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
speaking tube
noun
- a tube or pipe for conveying a person's voice from one room, area, or building to another
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speaking tube1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
"We're making water fast in the forward compartment," came a voice through the speaking-tube.
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Looking around to see whence the sound came, his eyes fell upon a speaking tube.
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There was a sudden commotion at the far end of the speaking tube, and something like the sound of wheels.
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We owe to him the earliest counting-machine, and it was he who perfected the Aeolian harp, the speaking tube, and the microscope.
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Blythe roared an order down the speaking tube and swung round the spokes of the wheel.
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