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telegraphlike

telegraphlike is the alternative form of telegraph-like.

Meaning of telegraph-like

Adjective

telegraph-like (comparative more telegraph-like, superlative most telegraph-like)

  1. Having the characteristics of a telegraph.
    • There have also been historic examples of space weather interfering with the telegraph-like technology used for railway signalling control systems.2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30

Forms of telegraphlike

comparativemore telegraphlike
superlativemost telegraphlike

Origin of telegraphlike

From telegraph + -like.

Questions about telegraphlike

What is telegraphlike the alternative form of?
Telegraphlike is the alternative form of telegraph-like.

Words near telegraphlike in the dictionary

  1. telegraphies
  2. telegraphing
  3. telegraphings
  4. telegraphist
  5. telegraphists
  6. telegraphlike
  7. telegraphone
  8. telegraphones
  9. telegraphophone
  10. telegraphophones
  11. telegraphoscope

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