Morse code or morse is a code used for sending messages. It represents each letter of the alphabet using short and long sounds or flashes of light, which can be written down as dots and dashes.
Morse code in British English
noun
a telegraph code formerly used internationally for transmitting messages; it was superseded by satellite technology (the Global Marine Distress and Safety System) in 1999. Letters, numbers, etc, are represented by groups of shorter dots and longer dashes, or by groups of the corresponding sounds, dits and dahs, the groups being separated by spaces
Also called: international Morse code
Word origin
C19: named after Samuel Morse
Examples of 'Morse code' in a sentence
Morse code
But the buzzing went on, rhythmically, like a message in Morse code.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION
Even from this distance his smile still flashed at her, like Morse code.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
You know, like Morse code, three dots and a dash sort of thing.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
In other languages
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British English: morse code /mɔːs kəʊd/ NOUN
Morse code is a code used for sending messages. It represents each letter of the alphabet using short and long sounds or flashes of light, which can be written down as dots and dashes.