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TELEGRAPH LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telegraph line mean? 

TELEGRAPH LINE (noun)
  The noun TELEGRAPH LINE has 1 sense:

1. the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signalsplay

  Familiarity information: TELEGRAPH LINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TELEGRAPH LINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line; telephone wire

Hypernyms ("telegraph line" is a kind of...):

conducting wire; wire (a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telegraph line"):

phone cord; telephone cord (the telephone wire that connects to the handset)


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