- semaphore telegraph
- Claude Chappe
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semaphore telegraph
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semaphore telegraph — noun see semaphore I, 1a … Useful english dictionary
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telegraph — Synonyms and related words: Teletype, cable, cablegram, day letter, facsimile telegraph, fast telegram, flash, heliograph, multiplex, night letter, quadruplex, radio, radiogram, radiotelegraph, semaphore telegraph, send a wire, sign off, sign on … Moby Thesaurus
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Telegraph (disambiguation) — Telegraph may be:Telegraphy, class of means of long distance communication: *Electrical telegraph, a form of telegraph that uses electric signals *Optical telegraph, a semaphore based system *Hydraulic telegraph, a telegraph based on seeing how… … Wikipedia
Telegraph — Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telegraph cable — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
