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teleradio

teleradio noun: a device that acts as a radio transmitter and receiver for an individual operator.

teleradio: a device that acts as a radio transmitter and receiver for an individual operator
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Noun

teleradio (countable and uncountable, plural teleradios)

  1. A device that acts as a radio transmitter and receiver for an individual operator.
    • There is also a growing number of teleradio stations on small inter-island craft. All these stations communicate with or through Vila, but may intercommunicate by permission.1951, Great Britain. Colonial Office, An Economic Survey of the Colonial Territories, page 144
    • Within two days, my new teleradio station was set up and working. Our coast watching activities were now about to begin in earnest.2006, A. B. Feuer, Coast Watching in World War II, page 45

Forms of teleradio

pluralteleradios

Origin of teleradio

From tele- + radio.

Questions about teleradio

What does teleradio mean?
Teleradio means a device that acts as a radio transmitter and receiver for an individual operator.
What part of speech is teleradio?
Teleradio is a noun.
What is the plural of teleradio?
The plural of teleradio is teleradios.

Words near teleradio in the dictionary

  1. telepuppet
  2. telepuppets
  3. teleputer
  4. teleputers
  5. telera
  6. teleradio
  7. teleradiogram
  8. teleradiograms
  9. teleradiograph
  10. teleradiographic
  11. teleradiographs

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