TELEGRAPH LINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

Synonyms:

telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line; telephone wire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("telegraph line" is a kind of...):

conducting wire; wire (a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telegraph line"):

phone cord; telephone cord (the telephone wire that connects to the handset)

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