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lead-in

[ leed-in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
Radio, Television.
1. the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
2. the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.

(of a conductor) carrying input to an electric or electronic device or circuit, especially from an antenna.

lead-in

/ ˈliːdˌɪn /

1. an introduction to a subject
2. ( as modifier )
  a lead-in announcement
the connection between a radio transmitter, receiver, etc, and the aerial or transmission line

Origin of lead-in¹

First recorded in 1910–15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase lead in

The lead-in for traffic is a cheery: “Now a look at your morning commute.”

But paying those fees was always worth it because the show did big ratings and it was a fantastic lead-in.

Those stations pay big fees to air the show because it is a valuable lead-in to their news programs.

As the title suggests, this half-hour program debuts before the sun comes up—at 5:30 a.m. EDT—as the lead-in to Morning Joe.

For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen.

But before he could squeeze off a round we were out of the lead-in road and on the broad highway.

Keep antenna lead out of engine compartment to avoid possibility of ignition interference being picked up by the lead-in.

In the bulb is a short tungsten filament wound in the form of a tight spiral, and supported between two lead-in wires.

The lead-in wire which drops to the wireless cabin is attached to the aërial by winding it around each one of the aërial waves.

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