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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 signals
Familiarity information: TELEGRAPH LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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