radiotelephone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From radio + telephone.
Meanings
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A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
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!"
2006 May 25, Leslie Feinberg, “Cops raid the Stonewall Inn”, in Workers World:
- Synonym of mobile phone
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| radiotelephones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| radio telephone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| radio-telephone | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
es radioteléfono (device) · id telepon radio (device) · tl hatinig-diglap (device) · it radiotelefono (device) · cmn 无线电话 (device) · fr radiotéléphone (device) · hu rádiótelefon (device) · fi radiopuhelin (device) · ka რადიოტელეფონი (device)