CB radio
Americannoun
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a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies.
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a system of private radio communication built around such a device.
Example Sentences
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In the days when citizens band radio, a two-way radio system, was big, a young, unpublished Saul had an idea: a thriller involving CB radio and truckers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
“Seventh day and we’re blowing our horns,” one driver said over a CB radio heard during a live stream.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
CB radio use exploded, with the number of licensed users growing from fewer than a million in 1973 to more than 12 million in 1977.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2022
He became a CB radio buff and talked to truckers as they drove by on nearby Interstate 78.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
He had abandoned it and was trying to reach a group of people who he had overheard on his truck’s CB radio.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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