telegraph line

collocation in English

meaningsoftelegraphandline

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telegraph
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.ɡrɑːf/us
/ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/
(especially in the past) a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals, or the special equipment used for ...
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line
noun
uk
/laɪn/us
/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition oftelegraphandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once it got overlaid on the map's magic carpet, the line on paper effaced memory of thetelegraphline.
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We have atelegraphlinethere and a great deal which requires protection.
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I would like to emphasise the importance of thistelegraphline.
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Suppose atelegraphlinegoes up to a colliery district and away to another village.
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The object of thattelegraphlineis obvious.
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Atelegraphlinewas built over the summit in 1864.
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Thetelegraphlinelinked up the northern communities.
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Thetelegraphlinecomprised 62 stations each furnished with a signal mast with six cable-operated arms.
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The name derives from thetelegraphlinewhich crossed the river in 1869.
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It was the first privately ownedtelegraphlinein the nation's history.
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The remaining nine men scaled the cliffs and found atelegraphlinestrung between the trees.
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Furthermore, the firm was obliged to construct atelegraphlinealong the route.
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A post office andtelegraphlinewere operating by 1881.
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He oversaw the construction of thetelegraphlinethrough the area in the 1860s.
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The firsttelegraphlinewas added in 1864.
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The signals are then sent along a long distancetelegraphline.
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In the 1870s atelegraphline, regular postal service, and coal mines were operating.
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Signalmen restored thetelegraphlineand the first messages were received and deciphered.
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He subsequently closed down thetelegraphlineto prevent his order being overruled.
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It also depends on obtaining connection to atelegraphline, which is not available everywhere.
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