RADIOTELEPHONE

radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone

(noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

radiotelephone, radiotelephony, wireless telephone

(noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

radiotelephone (plural radiotelephones)

a device that allows two-way communication via radio

Verb

radiotelephone (third-person singular simple present radiotelephones, present participle radiotelephoning, simple past and past participle radiotelephoned)

To communicate via such a device

Source: Wiktionary


Ra`di*o*tel"e*phone, n.

Definition: A wireless telephone. -- Ra`di*o*te*leph"o*ny (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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