Morse alphabet
Example Sentences
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There was a local instrument in the office, and one of the operators wrote the Morse alphabet for him, and ever after that he kept pegging away at the key.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by John A. Hill
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 Elmer Ellsworth Burns
He had barely enough mastery of the Morse alphabet to communicate the routine messages relating to the railroad's business aided by the intelligence of the conductors and engineers as to what was expected of them.
From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by John McElroy
I was much struck with the simplicity of the Morse alphabet, and with the fact that it could be read by sound.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles
The International Morse alphabet and numeral code, punctuation marks, and a few important abbreviations used in wireless telegraphy.
From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins
