Telegraph (disambiguation) explained

Telegraph is any apparatus or process to convey messages over long distances with no intermediary messenger.

Telegraph may also refer to:

Related to telegraphy

• Electrical telegraph, sends and receives messages via electric signals
• Printing telegraph, electrical telegraph that uses plain text instead of code
• Optical telegraph, sending visual signals with pivoting shutters in towers
• Hydraulic telegraph, based on the displacement of water in pipes, or on container water levels
• Engine order telegraph, device on a ship used by the pilot to signal engine speeds

Arts and entertainment

• Telegraphing (entertainment), giving a clear hint of the meaning or outcome of a dramatic action through acting

Music

• Telegraph (album), a 2005 album by Drake Bell (includes the title song)
• Telegraphs (band), an English alternative-rock band
• "Telegraph" (song), a 1983 single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Telegraph Melts, a 1986 album by Jandek

Periodicals

• The Telegraph (disambiguation), a list of newspapers called The Telegraph, Daily Telegraph or Sunday Telegraph
• Evening Telegraph, a list of newspapers with that title
• Morning Telegraph, a list of newspapers with that title

Places

• Telegraph, Isles of Scilly, a settlement on the island of St Mary's, England
• Telegraph, Texas, a ghost town in Kimble County, Texas, United States
• Telegraph Avenue, in Alameda County, California, United States
• Telegraph City, an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States
• Telegraph Cove, a community on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
• Telegraph Creek, a community in British Columbia, Canada
• Telegraph Peak (California), in the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States
• Telegraph Peak (Lander County, Nevada)
• Telegraph Range, group of hills on the Nechako Plateau, British Columbia Interior, Canada
• Telegraph Plateau, a region of the North Atlantic
• Telegraph Column (Damascus), Syria, is a commemorative monument
• Telegraph Canyon Formation, a geologic formation in Nevada
• Telegraph House, a historic hotel located in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
• Telegraph House (Taganrog), a building in Taganrog, Rostov region
• Telegraph Island, in the Elphinstone Inlet
• Telegraph Hill (disambiguation), various places
• Telegraph Road (disambiguation), various roads
• Telegraph Building (disambiguation), various buildings
• Telegraph Peak (disambiguation), various peaks
• Télégraphe station, a Paris Métro station

Other uses

• Telegraph (sports), to unintentionally alert an opponent to one's immediate situation
• Telegraph (1914 sternwheeler), a steamboat in Oregon, United States
• Telegraph (sternwheeler 1903), a steamboat in Oregon and Washington, United States
• Telegraph Media Group, publisher of UK newspapers, previously Telegraph Group
• Telegraph plant, a tropical Asian shrub
• HMS Telegraph

See also

• Telegram (disambiguation)
• Telegraph code, a character encodings used to transmit information through telegraphy machines
• Telegraph Avenue (novel), a 2012 book by Michael Chabon
• El Telégrafo (disambiguation)