Telegraph
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləɡˌræf/
Telegraph (noun)
- a device used in the past to send messages over long distances using wires.
- a message sent using a telegraph device.
Examples
- The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.
- Inventors improved the telegraph over the years.
Common collocations: invent the telegraph, use a telegraph, telegraph machine, send a telegraph, receive a telegraph
Telegraph (verb)
- to send a message using a telegraph device.
- to show or reveal something without meaning to.
Examples
- They telegraphed the news to the distant town.
- She telegraphed a message to her family.