"airwave" meaning in All languages combined

See airwave on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-airwave.wav [US] Forms: airwaves [plural]
Etymology: air + wave Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|wave}} air + wave Head templates: {{en-noun}} airwave (plural airwaves)
  1. singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or "frequency". Tags: form-of, singular Form of: airwaves (extra: thus often "radio" or "frequency")
    Sense id: en-airwave-en-noun-sMy347~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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