electric telegraph

collocation in English

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electric
adjective
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/iˈlek.trɪk/us
/iˈlek.trɪk/
using electricity ...
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telegraph
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.ɡrɑːf/us
/ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/
(especially in the past) a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals, or the special equipment used for ...
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(Definition ofelectricandtelegraphfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was later made more universally accurate by theelectrictelegraphand then by radio time signals.
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Theelectrictelegraphand submarine cables have almost abolished it, but in olden times it was one of the most common forms of borrowing.
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Theelectrictelegraphand railway train, when they came in, displaced the horse and coach and the carrying of letters on the road by horse and coach.
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This single line working was facilitated by the installation ofelectrictelegraph.
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He also worked on the development of theelectrictelegraph.
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Theelectrictelegraphprovided the ability for signalmen to communicate with each other and provided the basis for the absolute block system.
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He installedelectrictelegraphalong the banks of the canal.
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Theelectrictelegraphmade it possible to transmit information, including time, at practically instantaneous speed.
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These measurements were taken simultaneously at widely separated stations, and by means of theelectrictelegraphwere rapidly transmitted to a central office.
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The angle of the building was a 3-story tower, at the top of which sat theelectrictelegraphoperator.
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The ability for a single dispatcher to issue train orders was enabled by the invention of theelectrictelegraphin the 1840s.
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The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of theelectrictelegraphand electrical power supply.
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The line was worked by single-needleelectrictelegraph.
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So the development of theelectrictelegraphwas driven by the requirements the railways.
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Bachhoffner was an inventor, and took out several patents for inventions connected with theelectrictelegraph, gas stoves and oil lamps.
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It was single line broad gauge throughout, with theelectrictelegraphinstalled throughout the line.
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The optical telegraph line was discontinued with the introduction of theelectrictelegraphline in 1852.
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The railways were pioneers of theelectrictelegraphand its use often involved the arrest of criminals arriving or departing by train.
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This gave the observatories access to theelectrictelegraph, and the railway company access to accurate time.
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It was reportedly the world's last existing trueelectrictelegraphsystem.
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