1 : an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals especially : an apparatus, system, or process for communication at a distance by electric transmission over wire. 2 : telegram. telegraph. verb. telegraphed; telegraphing; telegraphs.

What does telegraph mean in writing?

Telegram style, telegraph style, telegraphic style, or telegraphese is a clipped way of writing which abbreviates words and packs information into the smallest possible number of words or characters.

What is an example of telegraph?

Frequency: The definition of a telegraph is an old-fashioned method of sending messages along a wire service by converting a message into electronic impulses. A system that sends messages via wire, computer and satellites is an example of a telegraph. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram.