noun
- a telegram sent by underwater cable
Usage: dated
Examples
- The businessman sent a cablegram to his partners overseas.
- News of the treaty arrived by cablegram from London.
- Before telephones became common, international cablegrams were expensive but fast.
- The cablegram contained urgent instructions for the embassy.
- She received a cablegram announcing her grandfather’s arrival.
- The newspaper published the full text of the diplomatic cablegram.