Telegraph
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To send a message by telegraph To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures or a change in attitude. To show one's intended action unintentionally.
Example sentence: When we developed written language, we significantly increased our functional memory and our ability to share insights and knowledge across time and space. The same thing happened with the invention of the printing press, the telegraph, and the radio.
Cable
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropesAn assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship(communications) A system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cablesShort for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antennaA telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cableA unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mileThe currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide with cable(s)To fasten (as if) with cable(s)To wrap wires to form a cableTo send a telegram by cableTo communicate by cable
Example sentence: For a lot of people, most of their exposure to politics and politicians involves events on the campaign trail, interviews on cable news, or seeing a viral tweet here or there. But day to day, there's so much more than anyone sees.