AIRWAVE

air, airwave

(noun) medium for radio and television broadcasting; “the program was on the air from 9 til midnight”; “the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

airwave (plural airwaves)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 May 2025

AIR

(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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