US also wire [noun] [C] - (esp. in the past) a piece of paper with a message sent by telegraphIt was while I was in Italy that I got a telegram telling me that my brother had collapsed and was seriously ill.We sent them a message of congratulations by telegram.In Britain the telegram has been replaced by the Telemessage.
TELEGRAM
Meaning of TELEGRAM in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012