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Speaking tube   /spˈikɪŋ tub/   Listen
Speaking tube

noun
1.
A tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another.





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"Speaking tube" Quotes from Famous Books



... right up to the address," Grace told him through the speaking tube. "Stop a little below, but in a place where I can see ...
— The Film of Fear • Arnold Fredericks
... vessel, and there are two steering wheels with independent steering gear for each end, with locking gear for the forward rudder when in motion. The man at the wheel communicates with the engineer by means of a speaking tube at the wheel. There is a small deck house for the use of deck stores, on one side of which is the entrance to the engine room. The cross battens, shown between the rails, are for the purpose of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 • Various


Words linked to "Speaking tube" :   tubing, tube


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