radio-telephone

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Noun

radio-telephone (plural radio-telephones)

  1. (telephony) Alternative spelling of radiotelephone
    • 1947 September and October, “First Southern Railway Post-War Vessel”, in Railway Magazine, page 294:
      Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage.
    • 1960 April, “Talking of Trains: Telephones in trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 197:
      Recently the L.M.R., in conjunction with Pye Telecommunications and the G.P.O., has been conducting trials between Crewe, Lancaster, Birkenhead, Liverpool and Manchester with a brakevan fitted up with radio-telephone equipment and beamed on G.P.O. radio-telephone stations in the Manchester and Liverpool area.
    • 1962 September, “Diesels take over at Southampton Docks”, in Modern Railways, page 171:
      In accordance with Southampton Docks practice for shunting engines during the past four years, a radio-telephone in the cab allows two-way conversation with the Dock Traffic Control Office.

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