radiotelegraph

 [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-graf, -grahf]  

ra·di·o·tel·e·graph

   [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to telegraph by radiotelegraphy.

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Origin:
1905–10; radio- + telegraph

Related forms
ra·di·o·tel·e·graph·ic, adjective
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radiotelegraph (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
 
—vb
1.  to send (a message) by radiotelegraphy
 
—n
2.  a message sent by radiotelegraphy

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