radioteletype

[rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp] /ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp/

noun

Also called radioteletypewriter

[rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.

the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.

Origin

1935-40; radio- + teletype

British Dictionary definitions for radioteletype

radioteletype

/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/

noun

a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire

a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc

Abbreviations RTT, RTTY