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telegraph line

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun telegraph line has 1 sense
  1. telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph wire, telegraph line - the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
    --1 is a kind of wire, conducting wire
    --1 has particulars: telephone cord, phone cord

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Telegraph Line

Noun

a system of electrically transmitting messages over long distances using a network of wires or cables

Example: The telegraph line revolutionized communication in the 19th century.


Adjective

referring to or associated with the telegraph line

Example: The telegraph line operator was responsible for sending and receiving messages.


Verb

to install or set up a telegraph line

Example: The company telegraphed lines across the country to establish communication.


Adverb

using a telegraph line as a means of communication

Example: The news traveled telegraphically along the telegraph line.


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