Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telegraph post

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: tele-graph -post
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.

Example Sentences

"Here the protection consists of a 50lb per mile cadmium copper trip-wire mounted on short telegraph posts on both sides of the line, 4ft above rail level."

Etymology

From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke.

Inflected Forms

telegraph posts (plural)

Synonyms

telegraph pole telephone pole utility pole

Questions

What does telegraph post mean?: A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.
Where does telegraph post come from?: From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke.

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