TELEGRAPH WIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telegraph wire mean? 

• TELEGRAPH WIRE (noun)
  The noun TELEGRAPH WIRE has 1 sense:

1. the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TELEGRAPH WIRE (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 wire" 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 wire"):

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