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telegraph


Definition: Meaning of, telegraph in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtɛlɪɡrɑːf /

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telegraph telegraphs
  1. [uncountable] an old-fashioned method of sending messages using radio or electrical signals
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  2. [countable] a piece of equipment that receives or sends messages in this way
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telegraph telegraphed telegraphed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
telegraphing telegraphs
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to send a message by telegraph
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  2. [transitive] informal to let people know what you intend to do without saying anything
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telegraph used in phrases

  • Daily Telegraph, The
    1. a serious British daily newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY
  • Sunday Telegraph, The
    1. a serious British newspaper with generally RIGHT-WING political opinions
  • Telegraph, the
  • telegraph form (noun)
    1. a form to use when sending a telegram
  • telegraph key (noun)
    1. key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed
  • telegraph line (noun)
    1. the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
  • telegraph operator (noun)
    1. someone who transmits messages by telegraph
  • telegraph plant (noun)
    1. erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
  • telegraph pole (noun)
    1. British English a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires [=  telephone pole American English]
  • telegraph post (noun)
    1. tall pole supporting telephone wires
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