Morse alphabet

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He soon learned the Morse alphabet and practised making the signals early in the morning before the operators arrived.

From American Men of Mind by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

I was much struck with the simplicity of the Morse alphabet, and with the fact that it could be read by sound.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by Iles, George

The International Morse alphabet and numeral code, punctuation marks, and a few important abbreviations used in wireless telegraphy.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Incidentally, he is of a scientific turn of mind and can rattle off the Morse alphabet as deftly as any operator in the business.

From The Confessions of Artemas Quibble by Train, Arthur Cheney

The sending upon the sounder instrument, which is that chiefly used, is done by a small key with handle being depressed and released according to the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet.

From The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone by Tombs, Robert Charles