dah

[ dah ]

/ dɑ /

noun

an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.

Compare dit.

Origin of dah

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example sentences from the Web for dah

We could hold them in the narrow stairs there with our dahs, but she'll do the job much better.
Jack Haydon's Quest|John Finnemore
They were armed with rusty muzzle-loaders, unloaded, and with long Burmese swords (dahs).
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
Yes, 'deed; dahs a whole company sleepin' on de front poach over dar.
The Boy Spy|Joseph Kerby
Then they sprang to their feet and began to draw their dahs.
The Elephant God|Gordon Casserly

Among other articles which I have noticed are "dahs," and knives of many sorts and degrees of excellence.
Burma|R.Talbot Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for dah

dah

/ (dɑː) /

noun

the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codesCompare dash 1 (def. 14)

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单词	dah
释义	dah [ dah ] / dɑ / noun an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc. Compare dit. Origin of dah First recorded in 1935–40 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dah We could hold them in the narrow stairs there with our dahs, but she'll do the job much better. Jack Haydon's Quest\|John Finnemore They were armed with rusty muzzle-loaders, unloaded, and with long Burmese swords (dahs). An Australian in China\|George Ernest Morrison Yes, 'deed; dahs a whole company sleepin' on de front poach over dar. The Boy Spy\|Joseph Kerby Then they sprang to their feet and began to draw their dahs. The Elephant God\|Gordon Casserly Among other articles which I have noticed are "dahs," and knives of many sorts and degrees of excellence. Burma\|R.Talbot Kelly British Dictionary definitions for dah dah / (dɑː) / noun the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codesCompare dash 1 (def. 14) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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