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Meaning of telegrapher's paralysis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A stiff arm resulting from a long session of telegraph operation.

uncountable

Examples

“If he were to use his fingers instead of his wrist, he would soon have telegrapher's paralysis or a “glass arm," in the lingo of the radio cabin.”

CEFR level

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

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