2 definitions
for cablegram
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[=a]"b'l*gr[a^]m`), n. [Cable, n. +
Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.]
A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.
Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
cablegram
n : a telegram sent abroad [syn: cable, overseas telegram]