underwater telephone

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underwater telephone [¦ən·dər¦wȯd·ər ′tel·ə‚fōn]

(communications)

A method of voice communication using underwater sound as a means of transmission; it functions similarly to a conventional telephone system except that the energy is carried by sound waves in the water rather than by electrical signals through a wire.

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