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airwaves

[ air-weyvz ]
/ ˈɛərˌweɪvz /
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plural noun
the media of radio and television broadcasting: The airwaves were filled with news flashes about the crisis.
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Origin of airwaves

1895–1900, for earlier sense; air1 + waves (plural of wave)
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British Dictionary definitions for airwaves

airwaves
/ (ˈɛəˌweɪvz) /

pl n
informal radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting
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