radioteletype
[ rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp ]
/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp /
noun
Also called ra·di·o·tel·e·type·writ·er
[rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/.
a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.
Origin of radioteletype
1935–40;
radio- +
teletype
Words nearby radioteletype
British Dictionary definitions for radioteletype
radioteletype
/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp) /
noun
a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire
a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc
Abbreviations:
RTT,
RTTY