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
Examples of walkie-talkie in a Sentence
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Then the kidnappers made new demands: two motorbikes, five walkie-talkies, bags of rice and beans, top-up cards for mobile data and airtime, and industrial glues, often inhaled and used as intoxicants.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the man’s car, officers found bank account notes, and a device resembling a walkie-talkie that can erase a car’s computer data, including its GPS history.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
On a visit to the compound Tuesday, Waqf security staff politely asked worshippers to check their bags, muttering into walkie-talkies as groups filed past.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
In a big, bustling school full of squeaky soles, walkie-talkies and young people, moments of silence can be hard to come by.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Jim Manley, the owner of The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana, recently developed an activity called Respite on the Ranch, where staff take guests on horseback to a remote, cell-reception-free spot and leave them with a hammock, a picnic cooler, a blanket, books, and a walkie-talkie.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Authoritative voices were amplified over multiple walkie-talkies.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Don’t bring chairs, balloons, totems, whistles, air horns, pets, chains or walkie-talkies either.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Almost immediately, one of the vehicles in the convoy got lost, according to messages posted in the Zello walkie-talkie app that the group is using to communicate while on the road.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2024
Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the man’s car, officers found bank account notes, and a device resembling a walkie-talkie that can erase a car’s computer data, including its GPS history.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
On a visit to the compound Tuesday, Waqf security staff politely asked worshippers to check their bags, muttering into walkie-talkies as groups filed past.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
In a big, bustling school full of squeaky soles, walkie-talkies and young people, moments of silence can be hard to come by.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Jim Manley, the owner of The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana, recently developed an activity called Respite on the Ranch, where staff take guests on horseback to a remote, cell-reception-free spot and leave them with a hammock, a picnic cooler, a blanket, books, and a walkie-talkie.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Authoritative voices were amplified over multiple walkie-talkies.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Don’t bring chairs, balloons, totems, whistles, air horns, pets, chains or walkie-talkies either.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Almost immediately, one of the vehicles in the convoy got lost, according to messages posted in the Zello walkie-talkie app that the group is using to communicate while on the road.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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