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Answer for the clue "Telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire ", 14 letters:
radiotelephone

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Word definitions for radiotelephone in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: radiotelephony , wireless telephone ] a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables [syn: radiophone , wireless telephone ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a device that allows two-way communication via radio

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A radiotelephone (or radiophone ) is a communications system for transmission of speech over radio . Radiotelephone systems are not necessarily interconnected with the public "land line" telephone network. "Radiotelephony" means transmission of sound ( ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Radiotelephone \Ra`di*o*tel"e*phone\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]l"[-e]*f[=o]n), n. A wireless telephone, in which the signal is conveyed by radio waves. -- Ra`di*o*te*leph"o*ny , n.

Usage examples of radiotelephone.

Tyson took the handphone from Daniel Kelly, his radiotelephone operator, and squeezed the handle lever.

To think - not on your feet but on your belly, with five radiotelephones screaming at you, men dying and crying in pain, your pants full of piss, and the thump, thump, thump of mortar rounds walking toward you.

Peter tended the animals with the roustabouts that afternoon while Shellabarger and OBie confirmed advance preparations on the radiotelephone.