Morse code

noun

ˈmȯrs- 

: either of two codes consisting of variously spaced dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for transmitting messages by audible or visual signals

Examples of Morse code in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watching Irina Morozova use her own tooth to have a few illuminating chats with her fellow inmates via Morse code, I was powerfully reminded of the gulf between her, a woman made of adamantium, and me, a soft little house cat in human form. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

Beepers and Morse code are also involved. —Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026

The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication by transmitting messages in Morse code over wires. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026

Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts. —Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Samuel F. B. Morse

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Morse code

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Kids Definition

Morse code

noun

ˈmȯrs- 

: either of two codes consisting of dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for sending messages