linkup

noun

link·​up ˈliŋ-ˌkəp How to pronounce linkup (audio)
1
: establishment of contact : meeting
the linkup of two spacecraft
2
a
: something that serves as a linking device or factor
b
: a functional whole resulting from the linking up of separate elements
an instructional TV linkup

Examples of linkup in a Sentence

The interview will be broadcast nationally through a satellite linkup. A direct telephone linkup has been established.
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This is the second major linkup between the 6 God and the two-time Grammy nominee. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025 My favorite way to celebrate is with a linkup—tagging a handful of classic climbs in Eldorado Canyon State Park, linking multiple scrambles in the Flatirons, or staging an all-day bike-to-climb session that doesn’t end until the last traces of sun are gone from the sky. Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025 In his first start for Canada in British Columbia, the province he was born in, Sigur connected with Jonathan David for some clever linkup play and fired home his first senior national team goal. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 18 June 2025 For anyone who may be surprised by this linkup, Mowry and Union have been friends for decades. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for linkup

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of linkup was in 1945

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“Linkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linkup. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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linkup

noun
link·​up ˈliŋ-ˌkəp How to pronounce linkup (audio)
1
: a getting together : meeting
the linkup of two spacecraft
2
: something that serves as a link
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