airwave
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌweɪv/
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- Get ready to hear it all over the airwaves.
- dominate the airwaves
- public airwaves
- fill the airwaves
Examples
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This is gonna be hittin' the airwaves.
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The thrill of that was to get on the airwaves and talk to somebody in Moscow, halfway around the world.
Academic text (2014) -
No names over the airwaves.
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How come they got the airwaves?
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And its use of public airwaves was a violation of government regulation.
Academic text (2009) -
Steve Spears back on the airwaves here.
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It's all over the airwaves now; there's nothing left but elevator music.
Fiction book (2001) -
Fallen from grace on the airwaves, he was put to work selling advertising time to local businessmen.
Fiction book (1990) -
From politicians to athletes, the airwaves are filled with trite and, at times, even manipulative apologies.
Academic text (2006) -
The local station feeds the programs through a cable or by airwaves to your home.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A radio or TV frequency you tune to hear a broadcast
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4.1
A range of waves used to send wireless signals, for example in radios or phones
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3.7
The radio and television signals that carry programs to many people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word airwave combines air and wave, where air means 'the space around us' and wave means 'a movement that travels'. Picture a 'wave' moving through the 'air' and carrying radio or TV signals, so an airwave is the radio space or frequency used for broadcasts.