"airwaves" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-airwaves.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} airwaves pl (plural only)
  1. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (radio-frequency electromagnetic waves): iarere (Maori)
    Sense id: en-airwaves-en-noun-dU-ItwR- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 92 8 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'radio-frequency electromagnetic waves': 98 2
  2. Radio or television broadcasts. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (radio or television broadcasts): aratuku (Maori), radio [masculine] (Spanish), televisión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-airwaves-en-noun-4aovaEjz Disambiguation of 'radio or television broadcasts': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aired, airtime, reair

Inflected forms

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