Morse alphabet
Example Sentences
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Calmly he seated himself at the instrument and ticked off the inspired words in the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet.
From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II by Morse, Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese)
The Morse alphabet now in use was devised by a Mr. Vail, who assisted Morse in developing the telegraph.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
At the receiving end of the line the messages are produced on a tape in dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet, and hence a further process of translation is necessary.
From Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty by Towers, Walter Kellogg
Very soon after this, however, as will appear from what follows, the dictionary was discarded forever, and the Morse alphabet came into practical use.
From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II by Morse, Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese)
“We can learn the Morse alphabet, just the same, can’t we?” demanded her chum.
From The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht by Penrose, Margaret