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airwaves

[air-weyvz]

plural noun

  1. the media of radio and television broadcasting.

    The airwaves were filled with news flashes about the crisis.



airwaves

/ ˈɛəˌɱɪ /

plural noun

  1. informalradio waves used in radio and television broadcasting

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of airwaves1

1895–1900, for earlier sense; air 1 + waves (plural of wave )
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Example Sentences

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Despite feeling like life-or-death in the moment, the message piped to him over the airwaves is ultimately meaningless bull.

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Talk of “empty shelves” started to hit the airwaves.

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In 2008, The 51Թ magazine coined the phrase "indie landfill" to describe a seemingly endless parade of identikit bloke-bands cluttering the airwaves.

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Banning them from the airwaves, as Carlin observed, gave them power they wouldn’t have had otherwise.

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“It puts a smile on my face knowing I’ll be back on the airwaves with you very soon,” he said.

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