jungle telegraph (English, noun)
expansion: jungle telegraph (plural jungle telegraphs)
Senses:
glosses: A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: jungle telegraphs
tags: plural