- nountelegraph (noun) · telegraphs (plural noun)
- a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection:"news came from the outside world by telegraph"
- a device for transmitting messages by telegraph.
verbtelegraph (verb) · telegraphs (third person present) · telegraphed (past tense) · telegraphed (past participle) · telegraphing (present participle)- send (someone) a message by telegraph:"I must go and telegraph Mom"
Originlate 18th century: from French télégraphe, from télé- ‘at a distance’ + -graphe (see -graph). WEBLearn the noun and verb meanings of telegraph, as well as its etymology, history, and examples. Find out how to use telegraph in a sentence and how to cite it.
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WEBto communicate a message or impression to someone, or make it clear what you are going to do, often by the way you act: The bank has been telegraphing the move to investors …
WEBTelegraphed is the past tense and past participle of telegraph, which means to send a message by telegraph or to make something known by nonverbal means. Learn more …
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WEB[transitive] telegraph something to make it clear to people what you are going to do, often without intending to A tiny movement of her arm had telegraphed her intention to hit out …
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