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Grammar : Adj
Spell : wahyuh r-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwaɪər lɪs



Definition of wireless

Origin :
  • 1894, as a type of telegraph, from wire (n.) + -less. In reference to radio broadcasting, attested from 1903, subsequently superseded by radio.
  • adj communicating without material contact
Example sentences :
  • Has charge of the Atlantic liners, wireless, and the seasick.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • It was that the explosion had been caused by waves from the wireless telegraph.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Our wireless experts agreed in pronouncing the theory absurd.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • "Yes, about the wireless," and Delcassé looked at him closely.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • What wireless stations are there in the city of Toulon, General?
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • The boat-deck was almost deserted; the snapping of the wireless had ceased.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • The inventor must have left some trace—that wireless station in the grove.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Perhaps it was that wireless installation, as you suggested.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • From time to time we will terrify these Germans with a little blast of wireless.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • More, from the wireless operator who is also the subject of The Master.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for wireless

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