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
- (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
- dahs
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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