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walkie-talkies

walkie-talkies is the plural of walkie-talkie.

Meaning of walkie-talkie

Noun

walkie-talkie (plural walkie-talkies)

  1. A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.
    • It is intended to equip the yard foremen and shunters with "walkie-talkie" apparatus to keep them in close touch with the control office.1962 July, “The Irish Scene”, in Modern Railways, page 11
  2. (rare) A walk and talk.
    • It could be that her walkie-talkie with Naylor had concerned a private matter not connected with what was about to happen to him, ...1947, Nero Wolfe, Too Many Women: A Nero Wolfe Novel

Questions about walkie-talkies

What is walkie-talkies the plural of?
Walkie-talkies is the plural of walkie-talkie.

Words near walkie-talkies in the dictionary

  1. walkie talkie
  2. walkie talkies
  3. walkie-lookie
  4. walkie-lookies
  5. walkie-talkie
  6. walkie-talkies
  7. walkies
  8. walkin'
  9. walking
  10. walking a mile in someone's shoes
  11. walking a straight line

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