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Meaning of telegraph post | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.

Equivalents

العربية عَمُود البَرِيد
Deutsch Leitungsmast Telegraphenmast
Suomi lennätinpylväs puhelinpylväs
Français poteau télégraphique
Italiano palo del telegrafo
日本語 電柱
Русский телегра́фный столб

Examples

“Here the protection consists of a 50lb per mile cadmium copper trip-wire mounted on short telegraph posts on both sides of the line, 4ft above rail level.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

telegraph stamp telegraph wire Telegraphed telegrapheme Telegrapher telegrapher's paralysis

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