telegraph
🇺🇸
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
🇬🇧
/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
noun
R
A way to send messages over long distances using wires and electrical signals.
The telegraph was used to send important news quickly across the country.
verb
R
To send a message using a telegraph.
He telegraphed the urgent news to headquarters.
R
To show what you plan to do, often without meaning to.
Her expression telegraphed her surprise before she spoke.
translation
A way to send messages over long distances using wires and electrical signals.
To send a message using a telegraph.; To show what you plan to do, often without meaning to.
Word Forms
3rd Present
telegraphs
Past
telegraphed
Perfect
telegraphed
Progressive
telegraphing
Plural
telegraphs