Now chiefly historical. intransitive. To signal or communicate by telegraph; spec. (esp. in later use) to send a telegram.
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| 释义 | society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > telegraph [verb (intransitive)] (10) telegraph1807 Now chiefly historical. intransitive. To signal or communicate by telegraph; spec. (esp. in later use) to send a telegram. wire1859 transitive. colloquial. To send (a message) electronically, esp. by telegraph (cf. telegraph, v. 2a). Also: to send (a person) an electronic… cable1871 transitive and intransitive. To transmit (a message, news, etc.), or communicate, by submarine telegraph. (Const. as in to telegraph.) telegram1876 intransitive. To send a telegram; to communicate by telegram. cablegraph1887 intransitive. To send a cablegram. marconigraph1902 intransitive. To send a message by radiotelegraphy. Subcategories:— operate teleprinter or telex (2) — come in by buzzer (1) — break contact momentarily (1) |
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