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
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Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
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Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
The four workers must watch the security cameras on a monitor, fill out an event log, communicate via walkie-talkie and track down several missing items in the van.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
The four workers must watch the security cameras on a monitor, fill out an event log, communicate via walkie-talkie and track down several missing items in the van.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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