Morse alphabet
Example Sentences
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They were written in the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet.
From The White Lie by Le Queux, William
“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
A motion of this long massless index to the left was regarded as a dot, a motion to the right as a dash, and the Morse alphabet could therefore be employed.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
Incidentally, he is of a scientific turn of mind and can rattle off the Morse alphabet as deftly as any operator in the business.
From The Confessions of Artemas Quibble by Train, Arthur Cheney
Hence, the transmitted message was received on the tape in visible dots and dashes representing characters of the Morse alphabet.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
