telegraph poles
1telegraph pole — telegraph poles N COUNT A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. [BRIT] (in AM, use telephone pole) …
2telegraph pole — noun tall pole supporting telephone wires • Syn: ↑telephone pole, ↑telegraph post • Hypernyms: ↑post * * * telegraph pole noun A pole supporting telegraph wires • • • Main Entry: ↑telegraph …
3telegraph pole — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms telegraph pole : singular telegraph pole plural telegraph poles a tall pole that supports telephone wires …
4Telegraph [2] — Telegraph. A. Drahttelegraphie. Die Entwicklung der Drahttelegraphie in den letzten Jahren geht dahin, die Leistungsfähigkeit der Apparate und die Ausnutzung der Leitungen zu steigern. Der alte Morseschreiber wird in Deutschland[763] nach und… …
5Telegraph — 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… …
6Telegraph 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… …
7Telegraph [3] — Telegraph. Der Krieg hat einen erheblichen Einfluß auf die Entwicklung des telegraphischen Nachrichtenwesens ausgeübt. Die gesamte in Frage kommende Industrie mußte in erster Linie für Heereszwecke arbeiten; erschwert wurde ihr das dadurch, daß… …
8telegraph — telegrapher /teuh leg reuh feuhr/; esp. Brit., telegraphist, n. /tel i graf , grahf /, n. 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a …
9telegraph cable — noun : a telegraphic cable of several conducting wires enclosed by an insulating and protecting material so as to bring the wires into compact compass for use on poles or to form a strong cable impervious to water to be laid under ground or under …
10Australian Overland Telegraph Line — The (subsequent) Adelaide Darwin railway follows the route of the Telegraph Line, using the easternmost (yellow) path. The railway was finished as far as Alice Springs on 6 August 1929, and as far as Darwin in 2003. The Australian Overland… …
