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telegraph
[tel-i-graf, -grahf]
noun
an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
Nautical.an apparatus, usually mechanical, for transmitting and receiving orders between the bridge of a ship and the engine room or some other part of the engineering department.
a message sent by telegraph; a telegram.
verb (used with object)
to transmit or send (a message) by telegraph.
to send a message to (a person) by telegraph.
Informal.to divulge or indicate unwittingly (one's intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience; broadcast.
The fighter telegraphed his punch and his opponent was able to parry it. If you act nervous too early in the scene, you'll telegraph the character's guilt.
verb (used without object)
to send a message by telegraph.
telegraph
/ tɪˈlɛɡrəfɪst, -ˌɡrɑːf, ˈtɛlɪˌɡræf /
noun
a device, system, or process by which information can be transmitted over a distance, esp using radio signals or coded electrical signals sent along a transmission line connected to a transmitting and a receiving instrument
( as modifier )
telegraph pole
a message transmitted by such a device, system, or process; telegram
verb
to send a telegram to (a person or place); wire
(tr) to transmit or send by telegraph
informal(tr) boxing to prepare to deliver (a punch) so obviously that one's opponent has ample time to avoid it
(tr) to give advance notice of (anything), esp unintentionally
informal(tr) to cast (votes) illegally by impersonating registered voters
telegraph
A communications system in which a message in the form of short, rapid electric impulses is sent, either by wire or radio, to a receiving station. Morse code is often used to encode messages in a form that is easily transmitted through electric impulses.
Other Word Forms
- telegrapher noun
- pretelegraph adjective
- retelegraph verb
- untelegraphed adjective
- telegraphist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of telegraph1
Example Sentences
Von Scherler Mayer reveres Mary’s youth and vitality while celebrating what would be the dying gasp of an era, telegraphing the ways of Mary’s life to even the most oblivious couch potato.
Following “the Sydney Cherkov way,” she wears a lilac blouse that telegraphs meek, demure energy.
Using telegraph poles and Ministry of Defence metal sheeting as core materials, the new stage took two months to build.
Allen failed to land with his telegraphed overhand rights and Fisher snapped out the jab as the contest struggled to catch fire early on.
Bessent telegraphed his speech with an opinion piece published Sunday in the Wall Street Journal that made the same points.
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