radiotelephone
a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. Abbreviation: RT
to telephone by radiotelephony.
Origin of radiotelephone
1Other words from radiotelephone
- ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik], /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby radiotelephone
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How to use radiotelephone in a sentence
They were preparing to leave when another flash from Washington came over the radiotelephone.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X | Victor AppletonThen there was a demand for radiotelephone apparatus to be used on airplanes.
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British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone
/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /
Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables
to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone
- Sometimes shortened to: radio
Derived forms of radiotelephone
- radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjective
- radiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun
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