telegraphnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.ɡrɑːf//ˈtel.ɪ.ɡræf/us/ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/(especially in the past) a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals, or the special equipment used for this purpose:
The news came by telegraph.
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telegraph
verb [ T ] ukus
The story was immediately telegraphed to New York.