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airwave

noun

Etymology

From air + wave.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *wabōną✻
  3. inherited from *wabōn✻
  4. inherited from wafian
  5. inherited from waven
  6. compounded as airwave — “air + wave”

Definitions

  1. singular of airwaves

    singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or "frequency".

    • Vander Meer’s no-hitter at Ebbets Field on June 15 was a witness-only event, unheard on any airwave.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for airwave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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