Definition of Airwaves

1. Noun. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication. ¹

2. Noun. Radio or television broadcasts. ¹

3. Noun. radio wave ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airwaves

1. airwave [n] - See also: airwave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airwaves

airths
airtight
airtightly
airtightness
airtightnesses
airtime
airtimes
airting
airtrapping
airts
airwall
airwalls
airward
airwards
airwave
airwaves (current term)
airway
airway obstruction
airway pattern
airway resistance
airwaybill
airwaybills
airways
airwise
airwoman
airwomen
airworthier
airworthiest
airworthiness
airworthinesses

Literary usage of Airwaves

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Afghanistan: First Five Years of Soviet Occupation by J. Bruce Amstutz (1994)
"... THE RESISTANCE GOES ON THE airwaves Efforts to establish a resistance radio began soon after the Soviet intervention. ..."

2. Retirement Retreats: Or Which Concentration Camp Do You Prefer? by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"PIRATE BAULES TO KEEP THE airwaves OPEN NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 24, 1993: BERKELEY, Calif.--On a chilly Sunday evening, high in the hills overlooking the San ..."

3. Spectrum Management Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S edited by W. J. Tauzin, E. J. Tauzin (1998)
"Flexible use of the airwaves for commercial purposes. 1. Competition, not monopoly, in all uses of the airwaves. 4. The award of licenses through ..."

4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"There aren'ta lot of average people using the airwaves to communicate for free ... "But Parliament's not going to throw the airwaves open because no elected ..."

5. The People's Voice: The Development and Current State of the South African ...by Adrian Hadland, Karen Thorne by Adrian Hadland, Karen Thorne (2004)
"The Codesa proposal argued for three actions: • The establishment of an interim independent communications authority to regulate the airwaves during the ..."

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