walkie-talkie
noun
walk·ie-talk·ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set
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Many observers were astonished, for example, when in September, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah.
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Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Israel was thought to be behind an attack that saw thousands of Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies explode.
—Omar Tamo and Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
In Lebanon, dozens were killed and thousands wounded in September when pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in attacks attributed to Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Israel was thought to be behind an attack that saw thousands of Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies explode.
—Omar Tamo and Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
In Lebanon, dozens were killed and thousands wounded in September when pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in attacks attributed to Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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