disc telegraph
(US disk telegraph) now historical
noun
A telegraph in which the letters are arranged round the edge of a circular plate, which is rotated to bring a chosen letter into position.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- flying wing
- fly in the face of
- fly into a rage (or temper)
- fly kick
- flyleaf
- flyman
- flyness
- Flynn
- Flynn, Errol
- fly off the handle
- fly on the wall
- fly orchid
- fly (or drive) by the seat of one's pants
- flyover
- flypaper
- fly-past
- fly-pitcher
- fly-pitching
- fly-post
- fly poster
- fly-poster
- Fly River
- fly rod
- flysch
- flysheet