walkie-talkie
noun
walk·ie-talk·ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set
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Activists ringed the parking lot, walkie-talkies in hand, ready to defend their neighbors.
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Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Katelyn Williams, 18, grabbed her walkie-talkie, told YMCA front-desk staffers to call 911, jumped off the lifeguard stand and ran into the locker room where Billy Austin, 64, lay crumpled in a bathroom stall.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 July 2025
But after seeing what happened at Camp Mystic, Mr. Dunn decided to equip counselors with walkie-talkies even at night, as an extra precaution.
—New York Times, 12 July 2025
According to Carr, Eastland began communicating with his family members over walkie-talkie shortly after the first alert to begin assessing the scope of the rising waters.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 July 2025
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Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Katelyn Williams, 18, grabbed her walkie-talkie, told YMCA front-desk staffers to call 911, jumped off the lifeguard stand and ran into the locker room where Billy Austin, 64, lay crumpled in a bathroom stall.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 July 2025
But after seeing what happened at Camp Mystic, Mr. Dunn decided to equip counselors with walkie-talkies even at night, as an extra precaution.
—New York Times, 12 July 2025
According to Carr, Eastland began communicating with his family members over walkie-talkie shortly after the first alert to begin assessing the scope of the rising waters.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 July 2025
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