Synonyms for telegraph

Most common

cable · wire

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Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraph.

2. n. 1

   Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.

Related words

Word family

telegrapheme telegrapher telegraphist telegraphy telex telotype telegram teleprinter

Phrases

bush telegraph jungle telegraph telegraph pole telegraph post wireless telegraph telegraph line telegraph operator telegraph plant

Is a kind of

signal

Forms

Plural

telegraphs → telegraphies, semaphores…

Past participle

telegraphed
e.g. telegraphed → wired, cabled…

Example sentences

• cable They're working hard to get the cable laid in time.
• wire The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wire²

5 letters

cable²

9 letters

semaphore

10 letters

telegraphy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wire² = 2 syllables).

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