"by wire" meaning in English

See by wire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-by wire.wav
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  1. Sent by telegraph or telephone wires. Related terms: drive-by-wire, fly-by-wire, X-by-wire
    Sense id: en-by_wire-en-prep_phrase-oo82POf7
  2. (crime) Carried out by subordinates. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-by_wire-en-prep_phrase-WZJaCA5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 61 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 69 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 65 24
  3. Done with a remote control. Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-by_wire-en-prep_phrase-Dx7fOMFV Disambiguation of Communication: 26 17 57
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