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telegraph
A historical device or system for transmitting messages over long distances using coded signals, such as Morse code. It was a precursor to the telephone and the internet.
Früher wurden wichtige Nachrichten per Telegraph verschickt.
In the past, important messages were sent by telegraph.
The word comes from Greek: 'tele' means 'far' and 'graphein' means 'to write'. A Telegraph (telegraph) is therefore literally a 'distance-writer'.
Der Telegraph ermöglichte es, Nachrichten sekundenschnell über Kontinente zu senden.
The telegraph made it possible to send messages across continents in seconds.
The verb 'telegraphieren' (to telegraph; to send a message by telegraph) and the noun 'die Telegraphie' (telegraphy; the technology of telegraphing) are derived from the noun 'der Telegraph' (the telegraph).
Er musste die dringende Nachricht nach Übersee telegraphieren.
He had to telegraph the urgent message overseas.
To express the method of transmission, the preposition 'per' is used very frequently. Typical formulations are 'per Telegraph senden' (to send by telegraph), 'per Telegraph übermitteln' (to transmit by telegraph), or 'eine Nachricht per Telegraph erhalten' (to receive a message by telegraph).
Die Botschaft wurde per Telegraph an alle Außenposten übermittelt.
The message was transmitted by telegraph to all outposts.
This word is used almost exclusively in a historical context when talking about communication in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Im Technikmuseum ist ein originaler Telegraph ausgestellt.
An original telegraph is on display in the technology museum.
