telegraph
noun/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
[uncountable]- a method of sending messages over long distances, using wires that carry electrical signals
- telegraph wires
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTelegraph is used before these nouns:- wire
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French télégraphe, from télé- ‘at a distance’ + -graphe (from French, based on Greek graphos ‘written, writing’).Want to learn more?
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