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Message in a bottle
Meaning
Noun
●
In Communication:
A
message
written
on a
scrap
of
paper
, rolled-up and
put in
an
empty
bottle
and
set adrift
on the
ocean
;
traditionally
, a method used by
castaways
to
advertise
their
distress
to the outside world.
●
In Communication:
An
analogous
message
sent off
into the world or
universe
without knowledge of who the
recipient
will be (although not
necessarily
without a particular
intended
recipient
); thus,
plaques
on
craft
launched
into
outer space
,
interstellar
radio
messages
,
stationary
time capsules
,
balloon mail
, and so on.
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