Translate telegraph | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of telegraph
noun
a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection:news came from the outside world by telegraph a device for transmitting messages by telegraph.
verb
[with object] send (someone) a message by telegraph:I must go and telegraph Mom send (a message) by telegraph:she would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine convey (an intentional or unconscious message), especially with facial expression or body language:a tiny movement of her arm telegraphed her intention to strike
