Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telegraph wire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: tele-graph wire
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of telegraph line.

Example Sentences

"In winter the place was deserted and, with cold damp wind from the sea shrieking in the telegraph wires, the general feeling could be one of desolation."

Inflected Forms

telegraph wires (plural)

Synonyms

telegraph line telephone wire telephone line

Questions

What does telegraph wire mean?: Synonym of telegraph line.

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