R/T

noun

Radiotelephone; radiotelegraph.

Meanings

nounR/T (uncountable)

alternative RT · alternative R&T

  1. uncountableRadiotelephone; radiotelegraph.

    I had no mental picture at all of Terry Lennox loafing around one of the swimming pools in Bermuda shorts and phoning the butler by R/T to ice the champagne and get the grouse a-toasting.

    1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 18
adjectiveR/T (not comparable)

alternative RT · alternative R&T

  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableautomotiveInitialism of road and track; used to indicate a high performance edition of a vehicle or part, capable of use for everyday driving as well as amateur racing.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableautomotiveInitialism of road and terrain; used to indicate a ruggedized version of a part, capable of on-road performance and off-road track/terrain performance.
  3. abbreviationinitialismnot comparabletiresautomotiveInitialism of rugged-terrain; a type of all-terrain tire (A/T) with better off-road and on-road performance (similar to M/T and H/T respectively).
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APA

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Chicago

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