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.
Recent Examples on the Web Soon, the band was regularly interrupting their European concerts for real-time satellite linkups to Carter in undisclosed locations. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024 The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape is littered with seemingly serendipitous linkups gone lame. Mike Keech, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Among the tracks: a dance-floor hit from Dua Lipa, a drill-pop linkup from Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, a summery reggaeton jam from Karol G, a glossy K-pop anthem from Fifty Fifty and Kaliii, and a devastating ballad from Billie Eilish. Vulture, 19 July 2023 But this redux of PinkPantheress’s 2022 track is more than just a necessary cross-pond linkup. Vulture, 25 Oct. 2015 Under the new camera contract, which the City Council unanimously approved Wednesday, Encinitas will reimburse the Sheriff’s Department for the cost of the camera equipment, the license plate scanning software usage fees and the phone linkup expenses. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022 This linkup in Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, roughly 30 minutes downvalley from Crested Butte, avoids the technical rock slabs found elsewhere at Hartman, boasts sweeping views and plenty of whoop-inducing flow, and is wide enough for hand cyclists. Outside Online, 1 June 2021 The linkup occurred 262 miles above Idaho. Fox News, 17 Nov. 2020 For Shopify, the deal -- expected to be announced as early as Monday -- provides its network of millions of merchants access to Walmart’s customers, and follows a May linkup with Facebook Inc. that allowed retailers to import Shopify product catalogs to the social-media giant’s new Shops service. Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg.com, 25 June 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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