Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 200 meters.
- adjective Capable of receiving or transmitting at wavelengths of approximately 10 to 200 meters.
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- adjective Having a
wavelength ofapproximately 10 to 200meters - adjective Capable of
transmitting orreceiving signals at such a wavelength. - noun Any shortwave frequency, having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 200 meters
- noun Any wave in the shortwave frequency band
Etymologies
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Examples
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More rain is almost certain tomorrow as a strong shortwave, which is like a kink in the jet stream, passes overhead.
Gothamist 2009
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
radio.indymedia.org 2010
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Walton also criticized Sixto for accepting a job in the White House, knowing that he had been stealing from the center, an independent institution that receives millions of dollars in USAID funds for rent, travel and equipment such as shortwave radios and laptops.
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