walkie-talkie

noun

walk·ie-talk·ie ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē

ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-

: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set

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In September, thousands of pagers, and days later walkie-talkies, exploded simultaneously in Hezbollah strongholds in and around Lebanese capital Beirut, killing 39 people and wounding 3,400 more. —

Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Many observers were astonished, for example, when in September, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah. —

Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024 The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items. —

R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Israel was thought to be behind an attack that saw thousands of Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies explode. —

Omar Tamo and Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for walkie-talkie