telegraph line

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telegraph line (plural telegraph lines)

A wire strung between two locations allowing telegraphic communication between them.

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From Salt Lake City the telegraph line followed much of the Mormon/California/Oregon trails to Omaha, Nebraska. Source: Internet

He installed a telegraph line along the first German railroad in 1835. Source: Internet

In 1866, an underwater telegraph line connected the city with Buenos Aires. Source: Internet

Riders sped along the route, over snow-covered trails and into Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory (the end of the western telegraph line). Source: Internet

The first public transmission, with the message, "A patient waiter is no loser", was witnessed by a mostly local crowd.sfn Morse traveled to Washington, D.C. in 1838 seeking federal sponsorship for a telegraph line but was not successful. Source: Internet

The telegraph line connecting Paris with the rest of France had been cut by the Germans on 27 September. Source: Internet

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