Look up: Telegraph

1. telegraph
   [n] - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
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2. Telegraph
   A method of transmitting a signal quickly prior to the introduction of radios and telephones. This allow a signal to be sent containing more information than possible with a beacon - perhaps being a flashing light or an device with arms - through the use of a code. Telegraphs were used alongside railway lines.
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3. Telegraph
   Tel'e·graph noun [ Greek ... far, far off (cf. Lithuanian toli ) + -graph : confer French télégraphe . See Graphic .] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by ...
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4. Telegraph
   Tel'e·graph transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Telegraphed ; present participle & verbal noun Telegraphing .] [ French télégraphier .] To convey or announce by telegraph.
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5. telegraph
   To convey or announce by telegraph. ... Origin: F. Telegraphier. ... An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by e...
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6. telegraph
   telegraphy noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
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7. Telegraph
   • (n.) An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical action. • (v. t.) To convey or announce by telegraph.
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8. telegraph
   any device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. Many telegraphic systems have been used over the ... [39 related articles]
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9. telegraph
   telegraph 1. An apparatus for transmitting messages to a distance, usually by signs of some kind. Devices for this purpose have been in use from ancient times, but the name was first applied to that system invented by Chappe in France in 1792, consisting of an upright post with movable arms, the sig...
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10. telegraph
    telegraph, term originally applied to any device or system for distant communication by means of visible or audible signals, now commonly restricted to electrically operated devices. Attempts at long-distance communication date back thousands of years (see signaling). As electricity came into greate...
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11. Telegraph
    Telegraph is Australian slang for someone who warns of the movements of police and pursuing troopers.
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12. Telegraph
    Telegraph is Australian slang for someone who warns of the movements of police and pursuing troopers.
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13. Telegraph
    (album) | Name = Telegraph | Type = studio | Single 1 = Found a Way | Single 1 date = March 8, 2005 --> --> `Telegraph` is the debut album by actor, singer, and songwriter Drake Bell, who was best known at that time for his role as "Drake Parker" in the Nickelodeon television...
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14. Telegraph
    (Sofia) The `Telegraph (Телеграф)` is a Bulgarian national daily newspaper published in Sofia. It was established in January 2005 as a low-cost, short-article alternative to the mainstream press. Its circulation rose rapidly: in May 2005 it was 38,000 http://c...
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