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TELEPHONE WIRE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does telephone wire mean?

• TELEPHONE WIRE (noun)
The noun TELEPHONE WIRE has 1 sense:

1. the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

Familiarity information: TELEPHONE WIRE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TELEPHONE WIRE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line; telephone wire

Hypernyms ("telephone wire" is a kind of...):

conducting wire; wire (a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone wire"):

phone cord; telephone cord (the telephone wire that connects to the handset)

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