walkie-talkie
noun
walk·ie-talk·ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set
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Motorola Solutions Motorola Solutions, now a separate company from cell phone maker Motorola Mobility, is focused on consumer-grade walkie-talkies, video surveillance systems, and other forms of communications technology.
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
An older, beefy man stands by the window, holding a walkie-talkie close to his ear and anxiously glancing up and down the street where cars and military vehicles pass by.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
From the shark malfunctioning and capsizing, to lunch arriving late and walkie-talkies falling overboard, the production of Jaws faced many obstacles.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 20 June 2025
The militia’s rank and file, meanwhile, was shattered first by pagers, then walkie-talkies that detonated in their hands, having been boobytrapped by Mossad.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
An older, beefy man stands by the window, holding a walkie-talkie close to his ear and anxiously glancing up and down the street where cars and military vehicles pass by.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
From the shark malfunctioning and capsizing, to lunch arriving late and walkie-talkies falling overboard, the production of Jaws faced many obstacles.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 20 June 2025
The militia’s rank and file, meanwhile, was shattered first by pagers, then walkie-talkies that detonated in their hands, having been boobytrapped by Mossad.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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