walkie-talkie

noun

walk·​ie-talk·​ie ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē How to pronounce walkie-talkie (audio)
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set

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Israel and Hezbollah kept up cross-border fire for nearly a year until Israel escalated with an attack that detonated hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah. Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024 That was followed by an attack on the group’s walkie-talkies the next day. Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 What followed was a surge of airstrikes; an attack involving exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, which wounded thousands of Hezbollah fighters; and a wave of assassinations that included Hezbollah’s revered chief Hassan Nasrallah. Deepen your worldview with Monitor Highlights. Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024 In September, thousands of pagers, and days later walkie-talkies, exploded simultaneously in Hezbollah strongholds in and around Lebanese capital Beirut, killing 39 people and wounding 3,400 more. Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for walkie-talkie 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of walkie-talkie was circa 1939

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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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walkie-talkie

noun
walk·​ie-talk·​ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē
: a small portable radio set for receiving and sending messages

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