Morse alphabet
Example Sentences
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He soon learned the Morse alphabet and practised making the signals early in the morning before the operators arrived.
From American Men of Mind by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
“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
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 Morse alphabet now in use was devised by a Mr. Vail, who assisted Morse in developing the telegraph.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
