"field telephone" meaning in All languages combined

See field telephone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: field telephones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} field telephone (plural field telephones)
  1. A portable telephone used for military communication.
    Sense id: en-field_telephone-en-noun-IFmusCHq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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