ten-four
or 10-4
[ ten-fawr, -fohr ]
interjectionSlang.
(used to express affirmation or confirmation): Okay, ten-four, I'm on my way.
Origin of ten-four
1First recorded in 1960–65; originally meaning “message received” in ten code
- Compare ten code.
Words Nearby ten-four
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How to use ten-four in a sentence
It mounted ten four pounders, besides swivels, and was favorably situated to keep the hostile Indians in check.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 4) | Archer Butler Hulbertten-four meant ten and a half; for in those primitive days knots were divided into eight fathoms.
From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life | Captain A. T. Mahan
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