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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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 The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex. —

Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024 In a mass-scale attack on the Shiite militia’s leadership in mid-September, a sophisticated Israeli operation caused thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies to explode, killing more than 30 Hezbollah operatives and wounding nearly 3,000 others. —

Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024 Israel and Hezbollah kept up cross-border fire for nearly a year until Israel escalated with an attack that detonated hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah. —

Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for walkie-talkie