telegraph_wire (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *telegraph wire*:
NOUN	artifact	telegraph wire, telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph line	the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

English > *telegraph wire*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals.
Synonyms	telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph line
Narrower	telephone cord, phone cord	The telephone wire that connects to the handset
Broader	wire, conducting wire	A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
Spanish	cable telefónico, cable telegráfica, línea telefónica, línea telegráfica

HyperDic: telegraph_wire