airwaves
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌweɪvz/
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- We also need to do more to stamp out the kind of comment on the airwaves facing, for example, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
- hit the airwaves
And so this idea very specifically was to overwhelm the US airwaves.
- And so this idea very specifically was to overwhelm the US airwaves.
- They just control so much of the airwaves.
- I think the difference is quite obvious that I was on a podcast, not on ESPN airwaves on a day off.
- And so to what extent is banning, say, RT from US airwaves or from the US Internet comparable to, you know, preventing shouting in a fire in a crowded theater?
- Truman brought in seven senators and the only real tool they had was public radio where they could embarrass companies using the public airwaves.
- This is so like communicating through the mind, through the mind through the airwaves.
- Breathe for those who cannot breathe, said someone into the airwaves.
- I said Pete Rock because he was the guy who kind of had he was he was the first that kind of like took over the airwaves with all the remix with douse effects.
- Vince that freaking that the pod Piper a pineapple hitting the airwaves here from Hawaii.
Examples
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The spectrum news companies leased the airwaves from the government, a public good.
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Join us next week when we spice up the airwaves with a rollicking discussion of bulgur.
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Hitting the Airwaves: Music Education Focus of "Voice of America" Program
Academic text (1999) -
And like the wind, electronic airwaves know no borders.
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I think the difference is quite obvious that I was on a podcast, not on ESPN airwaves on a day off.
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The local radio station broadcasts its shows over the airwaves for everyone to enjoy.
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Many new artists are trying to get their music heard on the airwaves through independent stations.
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With the rise of internet radio, traditional airwaves are facing stiff competition.
Synonyms
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1.0
A way of sending sound and music to many people using wireless signals
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1.1
The state of being broadcast on radio or TV
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5.3
A frequency used to send radio and television programs
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3.2
A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones
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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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4.2
A range of radio waves used for one purpose, like TV or radio
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5.4
A range of radio waves used to send TV, phone, and Wi‑Fi signals
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7.0
A range of radio waves used to send signals like TV or radio
A range of radio waves used to send signals for radio, TV and mobile phones
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airwaves is simple to picture: it joins air and waves, like the waves you see on water but the 'waves' here are invisible and move through the air. Those invisible 'waves' carry radio and TV signals, which is why we call broadcast frequencies the airwaves.