cablegram

noun

ca·ble·gram ˈkā-bəl-ˌgram

: a message sent by a submarine telegraph cable

Examples of cablegram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Special Dispatch for The Evening Tribune Washington, July 14—War bulletin—a cablegram received at 9:20 a.m. from General Shafter announces that the Spaniards have appointed commissioners to arrange terms of surrender. —

Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023

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