telegraph
noun /ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
[uncountable]- a method of sending messages over long distances, using wires that carry electrical signals
电报(通信方式) - telegraph wires
电报线
Collocations DictionaryTelegraph is used before these nouns:- wire
词源early 18th cent.: from French télégraphe, from télé- ‘at a distance’ + -graphe (from French, based on Greek graphos ‘written, writing’). - telegraph wires