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radiotelephone

radiotelephone noun: a device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.

radiotelephone: a device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio
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Noun

radiotelephone (plural radiotelephones)

  1. A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
    • The patrol cop with the radiotelephone remained outside the bar, as the rest of the cops entered the club shouting: "Police! We're taking the place!"2006 May 25, Leslie Feinberg, “Cops raid the Stonewall Inn”, in Workers World
  2. Synonym of mobile phone
    Synonyms:
    mobile phone

Verb

radiotelephone (third-person singular simple present radiotelephones, present participle radiotelephoning, simple past and past participle radiotelephoned)

  1. (transitive) To communicate by means of such a device.

radiotelephone meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian

radiotelephone in Tagalog

device
hatinig-diglap

radiotelephone in Indonesian

device
telepon radio

Synonyms of radiotelephone

Forms of radiotelephone

Noun
pluralradiotelephones
alternative formradio-telephone
alternative formradio telephone
Verb
third-person singular presentradiotelephones
present participleradiotelephoning
past participleradiotelephoned
pastradiotelephoned

Origin of radiotelephone

From radio + telephone.

Questions about radiotelephone

What does radiotelephone mean?
Radiotelephone means a device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
What is radiotelephone in Tagalog?
Radiotelephone in Tagalog is hatinig-diglap. See Radiotelephone meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is radiotelephone?
Radiotelephone can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of radiotelephone?
The plural of radiotelephone is radiotelephones.

Words near radiotelephone in the dictionary

  1. radiotelemeter
  2. radiotelemeters
  3. radiotelemetric
  4. radiotelemetrically
  5. radiotelemetry
  6. radiotelephone
  7. radiotelephoned
  8. radiotelephones
  9. radiotelephonic
  10. radiotelephonically
  11. radiotelephoning

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