walkie-talkie

or walk·y-talk·y

[ waw-kee-taw-kee ]

/ ˈwɔ kiˈtɔ ki /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR walkie-talkie ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Radio.

a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person: developed originally for military use in World War II.

Origin of walkie-talkie

1935–40, Americanism;see walk, talk, -ie

Words nearby walkie-talkie

walk-down, walker, Walker, Alice, Walker hound, Walker Lake, walkie-talkie, walk-in, walk-in apartment, walk-in closet, walking, walking-around money

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Example sentences from the Web for walkie-talkie

A 36-story tower designed by Rafael Vinoly nicknamed the “walkie-talkie” curves outward as it rises, ungainly and jarring.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He carried a clipboard and something that looked like a cross between a World War II-era walkie-talkie and a 1990s cellphone.
How I Got Through Airport Security with No I.D.|Anita Allen|November 25, 2008|DAILY BEAST
A black-haired housewife spied them over her back fence, crossed herself and grabbed her walkie-talkie from the laundry basket.
Bread Overhead|Fritz Reuter Leiber
In the airlessness, anything anybody said by walkie-talkie could be heard by everybody.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

"Might be relaying messages on from a walkie-talkie or something like that," Buck commented.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
Joe and Chuck were in their own car, the riot guns and walkie-talkie out of sight.
The Flying Stingaree|Harold Leland Goodwin
He traced the circuit to where it disappeared into the oscillator switch, then took the walkie-talkie.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for walkie-talkie

walkie-talkie

walky-talky

/ (ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ) /

noun plural -talkies

a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, usually operating on shortwave, that can be carried around by one person: widely used by the police, medical services, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	walkie-talkie
释义	walkie-talkie or walk·y-talk·y [ waw-kee-taw-kee ] / ˈwɔ kiˈtɔ ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR walkie-talkie ON THESAURUS.COM noun Radio. a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person: developed originally for military use in World War II. Origin of walkie-talkie 1935–40, Americanism;see walk, talk, -ie Words nearby walkie-talkie walk-down, walker, Walker, Alice, Walker hound, Walker Lake, walkie-talkie, walk-in, walk-in apartment, walk-in closet, walking, walking-around money Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for walkie-talkie A 36-story tower designed by Rafael Vinoly nicknamed the “walkie-talkie” curves outward as it rises, ungainly and jarring. Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland\|Clive Irving\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He carried a clipboard and something that looked like a cross between a World War II-era walkie-talkie and a 1990s cellphone. How I Got Through Airport Security with No I.D.\|Anita Allen\|November 25, 2008\|DAILY BEAST A black-haired housewife spied them over her back fence, crossed herself and grabbed her walkie-talkie from the laundry basket. Bread Overhead\|Fritz Reuter Leiber In the airlessness, anything anybody said by walkie-talkie could be heard by everybody. Operation: Outer Space\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins "Might be relaying messages on from a walkie-talkie or something like that," Buck commented. The Defiant Agents\|Andre Alice Norton Joe and Chuck were in their own car, the riot guns and walkie-talkie out of sight. The Flying Stingaree\|Harold Leland Goodwin He traced the circuit to where it disappeared into the oscillator switch, then took the walkie-talkie. The Scarlet Lake Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin British Dictionary definitions for walkie-talkie walkie-talkie walky-talky / (ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ) / noun plural -talkies a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, usually operating on shortwave, that can be carried around by one person: widely used by the police, medical services, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to walkie-talkie intercom, pager, walky-talky
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walkie-talkie

or walk·y-talk·y

noun Radio.

Origin of walkie-talkie

Words nearby walkie-talkie

Example sentences from the Web for walkie-talkie

British Dictionary definitions for walkie-talkie

walky-talky

noun plural -talkies

Words related to walkie-talkie