wire
- noun
- /waɪər/
- Archaic
- There's nothing on the wire about an accident at Ventana.
- a wire service
- newspaper and wire
- news wire
And then the third subsection deals with information transmission, news wires and informational materials.
- And then the third subsection deals with information transmission, news wires and informational materials.
Examples
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She received a wire confirming her scholarship within a week.
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We picked up a conversation on the police wire.
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State and local press and wire services broke the story on 16 April 2002.
Academic text (2005) -
Something brief about the wreck came over the wire very late the night of the accident.
Fiction book (1994) -
I received your uncle's wire.
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The news wire reported the earthquake shortly after it happened.
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He checked the wire for updates about the upcoming election.
Synonyms
A short note or text someone sends to give information
Messages sent or received over the internet
A written message sent by telegraph before phones
A message sent over a telegraph line to a distant place
A typed message sent and printed over long distances
A message sent by telegraph across the sea to another country
A cheaper written message sent abroad and delivered the next day
Idioms
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
Compounds
- Literature
A company that collects news and sends it to newspapers or TV stations
A light, flexible wire mesh with small six-sided holes used to make fences for chickens and gardens
- Specialized
A strong cable that holds things like a pole or tent by attaching it to the ground
- UK
A pad of fine steel fibers used to clean and smooth metal and other hard surfaces
- Specialized
A thin metal line that carries electricity from one place to another
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
- Specialized
A rare flowering plant from Oregon that looks like mustard and is at risk
- Australian
A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed
- Archaic
A machine that prints letters and numbers as small dots using thin wires that hit an ink ribbon
- Archaic
A printer that makes letters from dots by striking paper with thin metal wires
- Specialized
An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it
A medium-sized hunting dog that points to birds, with rough outer fur and a soft undercoat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wire meaning a telegram comes from sending messages over a telegraph 'wire', so a short urgent message was simply called a 'wire'.