marconigram

English

Etymology

From Marconi +‎ -gram, from the name of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937).

Noun

marconigram (plural marconigrams)

1. (dated) A message sent via radio.
   • 1908, Society of Friends, Minutes and Proceedings of the Five Years Meeting:

     The marconigram would not carry all the way across the Atlantic...

   • 1913, James Andrew White, Jerome W Howe, C S Anderson, The Wireless Age:

     At a nod the man brought him a marconigram.

   • 1926, George Dilnot, The Story of Scotland Yard:

     This was the marconigram which was to be the key to unlock the whole mystery.

   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 18, in Well Tackled!‎^[1]:

     The ship was properly cleared for Portland, U.S.A., subject to orders at that port or on the high seas. A marconigram received at midday altered her destination to Leningrad.

Related terms

• marconi