cablegram

Noun
Synonyms: cableoverseas telegram

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a telegram sent abroadSynonyms: cableoverseas telegram
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[=a]"b'l*gr[a^]m`), n. [Cable, n. + Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.] A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.

Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.] [1913 Webster]

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