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Definition of bush telegraph noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bush telegraph

noun

/ˌbʊʃ ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/

/ˌbʊʃ ˈtelɪɡræf/

[uncountable, singular] (old-fashioned, informal, humorous)

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the process by which information and news are passed quickly from person to person

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