telegraph

Phonetic Respelling: [ tel-i-graf, -grahf ]

Definition:

n. apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire usually in Morse code; v. send cables or wires or telegrams

Sentence:

The telegraph was an important means of communication before the telephone.

More example sentences:

The telegraph was an important means of communication before the telephone.

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Bombing railroads, airports, and telegraph lines followed by a crush of tanks is called

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The invention of the telephone has rendered the telegraph defunct.

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What did Mandie's telegraph in London say?

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Synonyms:

cable; wire; use Morsecode

Antonyms:

cell phone