telegram

Plural: telegrams

Noun

• a message transmitted by telegraph
• A message transmitted by telegraph.

Verb

Verb Forms: telegrammed, telegramming, telegrams

• To send a message using a telegraphic system.
• To send a telegram.
• To send a telegram to (a person).
• To send (a message) in a telegram.

Examples

• He wanted to telegram his victory to his friends after a clutch Scrabble win.

Synonyms

wire, cable, telegrapheme

Anagrams of telegram