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.

Origin of radiotelephone

First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telephone

OTHER WORDS FROM radiotelephone

ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

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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

Derived forms of radiotelephone

radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjective radiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun