Walkie-talkie

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) wordnet
  3. 3
    A walk and talk. rare

    "It could be that her walkie-talkie with Naylor had concerned a private matter not connected with what was about to happen to him, ..."

Synonyms

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devicehandie-talkieradiowalky-talky

Example

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""I am in the soup," reported the fly through its walkie-talkie."

Etymology

From walking + talking.

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