radiotelephone

English

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Etymology

From radio +‎ telephone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

radiotelephone (plural radiotelephones)

  1. A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
    • 2006 May 25, Leslie Feinberg, “Cops raid the Stonewall Inn”, in Workers World[1]:
      The patrol cop with the radiotelephone remained outside the bar, as the rest of the cops entered the club shouting: "Police! We're taking the place!"
  2. Synonym of mobile phone

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To communicate by means of such a device.

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