yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

walkie-talkie

or ɲ·-ٲ·

[ waw-kee-taw-kee ]

noun

Radio.
  1. a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person: developed originally for military use in World War II.


walkie-talkie

/ ˌɔːɪˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, usually operating on shortwave, that can be carried around by one person: widely used by the police, medical services, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of walkie-talkie1

1935–40, Americanism; walk, talk, -ie
Discover More

Example Sentences

A day later, walkie-talkies used by the group suddenly exploded too.

From

“If he’s grabbing the walkie-talkie, it’s something important.”

From

Neves’ 8-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, would take walkie-talkies and hang out at Jenkins’ house until their mother called them home.

From

A dramatic Israeli intelligence operation in mid-September involved exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, resulting in the death of more than a dozen Hezbollah foot soldiers, with thousands of other people in Lebanon injured or maimed.

From

Although ABC’s studio could be rebuilt from original plans, the devices — walkie-talkies, phones, tape machines, all state-of-the-art technology then — couldn’t be replicated if they were to be used accurately onscreen.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement