telegraph post
telegraph post noun: a pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.
Noun
telegraph post (plural telegraph posts)
- A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.
- Here the protection consists of a 50lb per mile cadmium copper trip-wire mounted on short telegraph posts on both sides of the line, 4ft above rail level.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Aircraft on rail tracks”, in Trains Illustrated, page 650
- Synonyms:
- telegraph pole, telephone pole, utility pole
telegraph post meaning in Arabic
telegraph post in Arabic
- pole that carries telephone lines
- عَمُود البَرِيد ʕamūd al-barīd
Synonyms of telegraph post
Forms of telegraph post
| plural | telegraph posts |
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Origin of telegraph post
From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke.
Questions about telegraph post
- What does telegraph post mean?
- Telegraph post means a pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.
- What is telegraph post in Arabic?
- Telegraph post in Arabic is عَمُود البَرِيد (ʕamūd al-barīd). See Telegraph post meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is telegraph post?
- Telegraph post is a noun.
- What is the plural of telegraph post?
- The plural of telegraph post is telegraph posts.
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