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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At least one Hezbollah technician began to suspect that the walkie-talkies might contain hidden explosives, according to three Israeli defense officials.
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Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
But as with the many monitors, the walkie-talkies and rotary phones and control panels all worked, a verisimilitude that, to Benesch, made each uninterrupted, carefully choreographed take that much more stressful.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Russell allegedly also flung his walkie-talkie on the ground and cursed at an assistant director who intervened on behalf of the extra.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
The pager attack — and a similar remote detonation of walkie-talkies the next day — was part of a dramatic escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that drove thousands of civilians from their homes on both sides of the conflict.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
But as with the many monitors, the walkie-talkies and rotary phones and control panels all worked, a verisimilitude that, to Benesch, made each uninterrupted, carefully choreographed take that much more stressful.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Russell allegedly also flung his walkie-talkie on the ground and cursed at an assistant director who intervened on behalf of the extra.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
The pager attack — and a similar remote detonation of walkie-talkies the next day — was part of a dramatic escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that drove thousands of civilians from their homes on both sides of the conflict.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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