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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
radio-telephone

1900, from radio (n.) + telephone (n.).

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radio-telephone

n. (alternative spelling of radiotelephone English)

Usage examples of "radio-telephone".

During 1967, Comsec operators eavesdropped on 6,606,539 radio-telephone conversations and more than 500,000 conventional telephone calls.

When he put down the radio-telephone receiver for the last time, Lebel wondered how long it would be before the Foreign Ministers and even Prime Ministers of the seven countries would be aware of what was on.

His desk was a large mahogany one, and there was an intercommunicator on it, a radio-telephone handset, and a block of push buttons.

Most vehicles travelling long distances in Iceland are fitted with radio-telephones, a safety measure called for by the difficult nature of the terrain.

It was fitted with back-seat television, plush carpets, radio-telephone, fur rugs, air-conditioning, and a built-in drinks cabinet holding in racks six bottles, twelve glasses, and a glittering array of chromiumed corkscrews, ice picks, and miscellaneous objects like swizzle sticks.

He talked to trusted men over a radio-telephone circuit that could not be intercepted.