telegraph
[ˈtɛləˌgræf]
1
telegraph
noun
- an old-fashioned system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals
- a device used for sending or receiving messages by telegraph
2
telegraph
verb
- to send (a message) by telegraph
- to send a telegram to (someone)
- to make (something that you are about to do or say) obvious or apparent by the way you move, look, etc.
