Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shutter telegraph chain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: shut-ter tele-graph chain
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters; information is encoded by the position of the mechanical elements.

Synonyms

semaphore line

Questions

What does shutter telegraph chain mean?: a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters; information is encoded by the position of the mechanical elements.

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