Do you know who invented the telegraph?
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Telegraph
/ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹɑːf/
Synonyms for "telegraph" (40 found)
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fast telegramflashheliographmultiplexnight letterquadruplexradioradiogramradiotelegraphsemaphore telegraphsend
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11 entriesapparatuscommunicationcommunication devicecommunication networkinformmessagesetuptechnological systemtelecommunicatetelecommunication technologytransmit
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13 entriesMorse systemMorse telegraphcoded telegramsemaphore systemsemaphore telegraphsend a telegramshort telegramsubmarine cabletelegramtelegraphic messageundersea telegraphurgent telegramwire a message
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10 entriesMorse codeelectric telegraphtelegraph companytelegraph linetelegraph messagetelegraph officetelegraph servicetelegraph systemtelegraph wireundersea cable
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Written words, carrier pigeons, the telegraph, and many other devices carried ideas faster and faster from man to man.
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I carelessly ran into the telegraph pole.
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Is the fax a modern form of the telegraph?
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