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field telephone

field telephone noun: a portable telephone used for military communication.

field telephone: a portable telephone used for military communication
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Noun

field telephone (plural field telephones)

  1. A portable telephone used for military communication.
    • Contact is maintained between the works offices and the men at the tunnel faces by an extensive system of field telephones.1951 May, “The New Woodhead Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 290

field telephone meaning in Tamil

field telephone in Tamil

புலத் தொலைபேசி

Forms of field telephone

pluralfield telephones

Questions about field telephone

What does field telephone mean?
Field telephone means a portable telephone used for military communication.
What is field telephone in Tamil?
Field telephone in Tamil is புலத் தொலைபேசி. See Field telephone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is field telephone?
Field telephone is a noun.
What is the plural of field telephone?
The plural of field telephone is field telephones.

Words near field telephone in the dictionary

  1. field strip
  2. field stripped
  3. field stripping
  4. field strips
  5. field study
  6. field telephone
  7. field telephones
  8. field tent
  9. field tents
  10. field test
  11. field tests

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