DOT-AND-DASH


Meaning of DOT-AND-DASH in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

or dot-dash ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷

1. : formed of or as if of alternating dots and dashes

run a dot-and-dash line across the sheet

2. : consisting of or using an alphabet made up of dots and dashes as signals for communicating

secret conversations by means of long and short muscular movements in the Morse dot-and-dash system

II. transitive verb

or dot-dash “

1. : to mark with a succession of dots and dashes

2. : to convey by means of a dot-and-dash system

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