telesender
n.— «After the course of which, Tharl, the leader of the Phoebe aliens, arrives by telesender—another name for a matter teleporter—and challenges Dan to a fencing duel which he looses.» —“Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future: Operation Saturn Part 1 by Frank Hampton” by Geoff Willmetts SF Crowsnest Aug. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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