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telegraph

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tel·e·graph  (tl-grf)
n.
1. A communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses, especially one in which the transmission and reception stations are directly connected by wires.
2. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram.
v. tel·e·graphed, tel·e·graph·ing, tel·e·graphs
v.tr.
1. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.
2. To send or convey a message to (a recipient) by telegraph.
3.
a. To make known (a feeling or an attitude, for example) by nonverbal means: telegraphed her derision with a smirk.
b. To make known (an intended action, for example) in advance or unintentionally: By massing troops on the border, the enemy telegraphed its intended invasion to the target country.
v.intr.
To send or transmit a telegram.
te·legra·pher (t-lgr-fr), te·legra·phist (-fst) n.
telegraph
Noun
(formerly) a system by which information could be transmitted over a distance, using electrical signals sent along a cable
Verb
1. (formerly) to send (a message) by telegraph
2. to give advance notice of (something), esp. unintentionally: the twist in the plot was telegraphed long in advance
3. Canad informal to cast (a vote) illegally by impersonating a registered voter
telegraphist n
telegraphic adj
telegraph  (tl-grf)
A communications system in which a message in the form of short, rapid electric impulses is sent, either by wire or radio, to a receiving station. Morse code is often used to encode messages in a form that is easily transmitted through electric impulses.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.telegraphtelegraph - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
telegraphy
apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function
Verb1.telegraph - send cables, wires, or telegrams
cable, wire
telegraphy - communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
telegraph
verb cable, wire (informal) transmit, telex, send
Translations
Spanish telegraph [ˈtɛlɪgrɑːf] n → telégrafo
French telegraph [ˈtɛlɪgrɑːf] n → télégraphe m
German telegraph [ˈtɛlɪgrɑːf] n (system) → Telegraf m
Italian telegraph [ˈtɛlɪgrɑːf] n → telegrafo
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In that somewhat distant year 1875, when the telegraph and the Atlantic cable were the most wonderful things in the world, a tall young professor of elocution was desperately busy in a noisy machine-shop that stood in one of the narrow streets of Boston, not far from Scollay Square.
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It took but a moment to loosen this and raise the cover, when, to my utter astonishment, I discovered an ordinary telegraph instrument clicking away within.
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And that was the way Dorothy heard that the Historian wanted to speak with her, and there was a Shaggy Man in the Land of Oz who knew how to telegraph a wireless reply.
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