telegraph wire en · NOUN
Meanings
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Synonym of telegraph line.
In winter the place was deserted and, with cold damp wind from the sea shrieking in the telegraph wires, the general feeling could be one of desolation.
1954 March, W. A. Tuplin, “Recollections of the Wirral Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telegraph wires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |