WATS

[ wots ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.

Origin of WATS¹

W(ide) A(rea) T(elecommunications) S(ervice)

Several of the larger "wats" in the capital are deserving of further notice.

Finally, T. concludes with this very singular remark: "Wats' version is the more exact of the two!"

She told him to be quiet, whereupon he indignantly informed her that he was "a dwagon hunting wats."

But until quite lately, these "wats" were never repaired; they were built and left to crumble.

Every single town and village of Siam is crowded with temples, or "wats," as they are locally called.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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