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walkie-talkie

[waw-kee-taw-kee] / ˈwɔ kiˈtɔ ki /
NOUN
handheld transmitter and receiver
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On Sunday, McCullum was seen sending messages via walkie-talkie to the England players during drinks breaks as they squeezed home against Nepal in a last-ball nail-biter in Mumbai.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Already nervous, Laxamana said she was distracted by a walkie-talkie that crackled with voices as she tried to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

They called in a detection van from the Post Office in an attempt to trace the walkie-talkie signal.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

He hangs on to his thoughts, swallows hard, and fidgets with the dial of the walkie-talkie.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi



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