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telegraph wire

telegraph wire noun: synonym of telegraph line.

Noun

telegraph wire (plural telegraph wires)

  1. Synonym of telegraph line.
    • In winter the place was deserted and, with cold damp wind from the sea shrieking in the telegraph wires, the general feeling could be one of desolation.1954 March, W. A. Tuplin, “Recollections of the Wirral Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 169
    Synonyms:
    telegraph line

Synonyms of telegraph wire

Forms of telegraph wire

pluraltelegraph wires

Questions about telegraph wire

What does telegraph wire mean?
Telegraph wire means synonym of telegraph line.
What part of speech is telegraph wire?
Telegraph wire is a noun.
What is the plural of telegraph wire?
The plural of telegraph wire is telegraph wires.

Words near telegraph wire in the dictionary

  1. telegraph poles
  2. telegraph post
  3. telegraph posts
  4. telegraph stamp
  5. telegraph stamps
  6. telegraph wire
  7. telegraph wires
  8. telegraph-like
  9. telegraphable
  10. telegraphed
  11. telegrapheme

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