radiotelephone
[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]
/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /
noun
a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
verb (used with or without object), ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.
to telephone by radiotelephony.
OTHER WORDS FROM radiotelephone
ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby radiotelephone
Example sentences from the Web for radio-telephone
In the multiplex telephone system we pictured transmitting and receiving sets very much like radio-telephone sets.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son |John MillsCommodore Phillips immediately confirmed that his vessel did have radio-telephone apparatus.
Saboteurs on the River |Mildred A. WirtHe ran back into the radio-telephone cubby, which was a division of the control car.
Raiders Invisible |Desmond Winter HallThis shows also a radio-telephone connection between the coast of California and Catalina Island.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son |John Mills
British Dictionary definitions for radio-telephone
radiotelephone
/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /
noun
Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone
a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables
verb
to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone
Sometimes shortened to:
radio