American English pronunciation

How to pronounce telegraph

IPA transcription: ['tɛləɡ,ɹæf]

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Noun

  • apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

Verb

  • send cables, wires, or telegrams

Usage examples

  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.
  • Prior to this, telephony, telegraphy, local and international connections were fragmented and ill-coordinated.
  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.
  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.
  • The Timeball Tower stands on the site of an earlier "Shutter Telegraph".
  • Secretary Of War Stanton telegraphed Rosecrans, Lee's Army overthrown; Grant victorious.
  • And find out where the nearest telegraph office is.
  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.
  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.
  • Henderson went into the railway station to telegraph the news to London.