Synonyms for
Telegraph
Definition
A system for transmitting messages over long distances, using wires and electrical signals.
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Common collocations
- send a telegraph
- receive a telegraph
- telegraph office
- telegraph pole
- telegraph wire
- international telegraph
- telegraph system
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Usage note
While 'telegraph' as a verb can mean to send a message, it also carries the connotation of foreshadowing or indicating something in advance, often unintentionally.
Example sentences
- The telegraph was once the fastest way to communicate across long distances.
- My great-great-grandfather used to send telegraphs for a living.
- The telegraph lines were often damaged during storms.
- The invention of the telegraph changed the world of communication forever.
- The telegraph operator quickly tapped out the message in morse code.
Quotes
The telegraph is a kind of very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein
The telegraph, of all inventions, is the most marvelous. Oh, Morse was a prophet. - Samuel Morse
The telegraph is a direct gift from God. - William Ewart Gladstone