| 单词 | telegraph dial |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelegraph dial telegraph dial n. now chiefly historical a dial used to indicate a character or code on any of various types of telegraph; (in later use) esp. a dial on a ship's telegraph used to communicate between the bridge and the engine room (see sense 1d). ΚΠ 1842 W. F. Cooke Telegr. Railways 24 The signals might be a counterpart of the Telegraph dials. 1902 J. Conrad Typhoon xix. 146 The three pairs of eyes flew up to the telegraph dial to see the hand dart upwards from ‘Full’ to ‘Stop’ as if snatched by a devil. 2011 A. Wolf Watch ends Night 96 Three polished telegraph dials stand waist high. < as lemmas |
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