Morse alphabet

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This mode of correspondence is based upon the use of the Morse alphabet.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

The result is symbolism, the Morse alphabet of art and "types," the epigrams of human nature, crowding us all into ten or twelve people.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

The sending upon the sounder instrument, which is that chiefly used, is done by a small key with handle being depressed and released according to the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet.

From The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone by Tombs, Robert Charles

“We can learn the Morse alphabet, just the same, can’t we?” demanded her chum.

From The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht by Penrose, Margaret

At the receiving end of the line the messages are produced on a tape in dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet, and hence a further process of translation is necessary.

From Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty by Towers, Walter Kellogg