"telegraph wire" meaning in English

See telegraph wire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: telegraph wires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} telegraph wire (plural telegraph wires)
  1. Synonym of telegraph line. Synonyms: telegraph line [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-telegraph_wire-en-noun-xIVjkN7Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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