airwaves
English
Noun
airwaves pl (plural only)
- Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
- Radio or television broadcasts.
- 2006 August 25, Jiang, Xubo, “Amateur radio enthusiasts search for missing mum”, in Beijing Review, number 273, ISSN 1000-9140, OCLC 4550608, page 2, column 1:
- ‘Ham’ amateur radio operators in Tiantongyuan, a community in northern Beijing, are using the airwaves to search for an elderly mum who has been missing for over a week.
- 2019, Marina Hyde, Chris Grayling is the Berk du Soleil as Farage maps out a road to nowhere , in the Guardian.
- On Tuesday, Nigel took to the airwaves to say that if the eventual choice was between May’s deal or remain, he wouldn’t campaign or vote – a threat arguably without bite for at least 48% of the country.
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Translations
radio-frequency electromagnetic waves
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radio or television broadcasts
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