telegraph-like

English

Etymology

From telegraph +‎ -like

Adjective

telegraph-like (comparative more telegraph-like, superlative most telegraph-like)

1. Having the characteristics of a telegraph.
   • 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:

     There have also been historic examples of space weather interfering with the telegraph-like technology used for railway signalling control systems.

Alternative forms

• telegraphlike