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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The four workers must watch the security cameras on a monitor, fill out an event log, communicate via walkie-talkie and track down several missing items in the van.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Eastland was pressed on the limited information campers and the cabin counselors would have had because cellphones were not allowed in the cabins, and only some staff carried walkie-talkies for communication.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Eastland was pressed on the limited information campers and the cabin counselors would have had because cellphones were not allowed in the cabins, and only some staff carried walkie-talkies for communication.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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