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wireless
/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/
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What does wireless mean?
adjective
- Not having any wires.
- Functioning without an external wired connection.
noun
- The medium of radio communication.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
- (dated) A radio set.
verb
- (dated, obsolete) To send (a message) by wireless or radio.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/
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This was also invented later by another inventor, and is in use to-day, but will naturally be rivalled by wireless telegraphy.
A German wireless message received in this country testified to the valiant manner in which one of these ships met with destruction.
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Listening at the wireless receiver must have been very tedious and nerve-racking work, as so many adventitious sounds had to be neglected.
It has been suggested that officers should have a working knowledge of wireless telegraphy, and this is no doubt a wise provision.
The French wireless stations running south-east to north-west were vigilant, and the outer station on the north-west side picked up the Zeppelin's conversation.