Cablegram

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[=a]"b'l*gr[a^]m`), n. [Cable, n. +
     Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.]
     A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.
  
     Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]
           [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cablegram
       n : a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cable}, {overseas telegram}]