ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dah

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɑː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dah is a noun meaning The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

Meaning

The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

More Meanings

  1. (Myanmar) A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.

Example Sentences

It was like a sea of people, two thousand at the least, black and white in the moon, with here and there a curved dah glittering.
Jowar Singh the Sikh procured sabre, quoit, and mace, / Abdul Huq, Wahabi, jerked his dagger from its place, / While amid the jungle-grass danced and grinned and jabbered / Little Boh Hla-oo and cleared his dah-blade from the scabbard.

Word Forms

Synonyms for dah

Depending on context, synonyms include dash.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dash, yes, dit, yeah, zip, doo.

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