noun
- a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form
Usage: historical
verb
- to send a telegram to someone
Usage: historical
Examples
- She received a telegram announcing her brother’s safe arrival.
- The urgent telegram was delivered within hours.
- In the old days, people would telegram important news.
- The Western Union telegram contained only a few words due to cost.
- He decided to telegram his congratulations rather than call.
- The telegram boy rode his bicycle through the neighborhood.
- Before phones were common, families would telegram each other during emergencies.